Uterus Transplant

[Guest BriannaM]

Where do i sign up,

I have often wondered, with all the medical technology now, if this was ever going to become a reality. I mean they replace almost every organ, face transplants, even have artificial limbs that are life like, so why not the female organs.

[Guest Ripley82]

I would love to be able to bear children!!!!

[Guest ~Kelly~]

Not only would I be able to bear children (which is HUGE for me by the way) but I can finally attend the multiple hundreds of baby showers of all of my apparently super-fertile friends without getting debilitatingly depressed. Baby showers are supposed to be HAPPY times full of hope and joy....not a "let's cheer Kelly up AGAIN because she wants to have kids but can't have them" session. If I hear ONE more person give me the "you can always adopt" line, I just may snap. Tell that flippantly to someone who has had a hysterectomy and see what the reaction is. True, it is an option, but that doesn't remove the hurt of having to go that route.

[jessica_282]

I would take a chance of having a uterus transplant if such surgery were capable. Although I have my children, I would just once, consider the feelings and experience of child birth.

So that confirms my demeanor, I am a glutton for punishment.

Thanks,

Jessica_282

[Guest van-na]

What an interesting topic.

Sure I want to be a woman in every way imaginable.

Be able to pass every test, and having children is the ultimate test.

I have 2 children, a boy and a girl.

I was there and still am there for every step of their journey.

If I could have traded places with my loving wife, I would have.

Sadly I am too old to be dreaming of such things as having children at this point in my life.

And where and how would I find a father.

I love my wife and only my wife.

It is a wonderful thing to see your kids grow, and to know that they are truly a part of you.

I don't know , but I would guess that if you had a transplant the child would take on the Genetics of the donor.

I would think you would be about the same as a surrogate mother.

Don't get me wrong, even doing this would be a wonderful thing.

For those of you that are still young, I think it is truly an imaginable dream.

Never stop dreaming.

vanna

[Guest NatalieRene]

My answer is a unequivocal yes. I wouldn't even think twice about it. I've read about research where they are working on growing hearts and other organs using stem cells as organ replacement instead of traditional transplants to avoid the need for anti rejection medicines. I will hold out hope that it becomes science fact within viable time for me.

lol, is "cutting edge" censored to bleeding edge? :scratches head:

No I don't think so. I've heard the term in the computer world when referring to the latest hardware which is cutting edge but prone to problems until the bugs are worked out. I would guess while the medium of the science has changed the term still applies in the same context.

[Guest Cait]

Got two neices and one nephew so I plan on spoiling them

Don't have the means to provide for a kid, to be truthful!

At least I can do things for them

[Guest Matty 52]

I would definitely opt for the transplant. For me having children would mean the world to me. I think the day is near when we may see this happen and work wonderfully.

[Guest Leigh]

NO! I would NOT like a uterus.

Aah, on a serious note, I wouldn't want a penis transplant. I'd much rather it be made of my own flesh and blood, and my own DNA. So, I'd much rather cheer on a way to grow these organs (the profession I want to get when I'm done with college) than transplant.

right on...though i can't say that i would want kids...that's more because i think that if i want one, i should adopt, after all, it's love that makes family... though i can understand why someone would want their own (bio) child.

i used to think about it when i was in middle school, but i think it's more the idea of getting someone pregnant that appeals to me than the idea of a child...lol...typical male? i hope not...

peace&love

leigh

[Guest Rosie2012]

I dont know if anyone has posted this already (i only read the 1st page)

But uterus is theoretically possible for a MtF according to this:

MtF Pregnancy

And MtF can lactate according to this:

MtF Lactation

This site has wonderful info for Transsexuals BTW:

Second Type Woman

And its been my dream, for as long as I can remember, to be able to bear a child.

Ever since I watched the movie with Schwarzenegger getting pregnant, I've wanted it too.

[Guest My_Genesis]

i used to think about it when i was in middle school, but i think it's more the idea of getting someone pregnant that appeals to me than the idea of a child...lol...typical male? i hope not...

lol....same here.

i dont know if i even want kids, my compassion was always towards animals, lol. I'm also kinda afraid i wouldnt make a very good parent and things wouldnt work out.

so im very undecided. honestly i wouldnt mind being with someone who doesnt want kids, that's probably my preference, but i wouldnt like...leave someone cuz they want kids and i dont. since im undecided about it, id probably just need convincing.

[Guest Jessica22450]

If I could get a uterus, And even ovaries to make it complete I'd definately sign up.

[Guest AniStacy]

OMW! PREGNANT :)

I'd love that more than anything...

And eventhough periods would suck... its a missing part of who I am.

I have a little baby brother and i love him to bits... Im so jealous that i can't have one

Uterus??? I'd knock down every MTF in the line for that... every last one!!

(except the people from lauras)

[Guest Evee18]

The one problem I see is that if you recieved a uterus and ovaries is the fact the eggs in the ovaries aren't yours. Yes you give birth to the child and carry that child but it is not genetically yours. However with emerging stem cell research you can try and grow your own ovaries and uterus in the next couple of years maybe. And if so im going to be in line with the everyone else.

[Guest mia 1]

Not really. I love my independence..a dog is all I need.....

[Guest cjnoble71]

I would jump at the opportunity. I would love to feel another life growing inside me, and sometimes it gets me down that I likely will never feel that. I know that it is not all warm and fuzzy, and that there is considerable pain involved, but I am willing to deal with that. I know that raising children is full of uncertainty. I can cope with that as well. I see my friends that are parents, especially the mothers, and the overwhelming love they feel even when their kids are frustrating them, and I know I want that. Ah well, in the likely scenario that they never are able to do this while I am young enough and healthy enough to take part, I will have to learn to live vicariously through others. Time to buy candy for the nephews and nieces.

[Guest brenda lee]

Reading a book by Germaine Greer (she really really really doesn't like us) where one of her slams was that no "Man made woman " has ever asked to have a uterus and bear children. My reation was - hey if it was availalbe I'd sign up to be the first! That got me thinking - first - virtually every other organ in the body can be transplanted - why not a uterus - or for that matter - the entire works? That then got me to thinking - am I the only one? - is Germaine essentially correct and there really is no interest. So A little pole - who amongts the mtf crowd would sign up for such a transplant and just for equal time - Why couldn't male testes, scrotum and penius be transplanted.

Looking forward to your comments

I wish that I could be a mom instead of a dad , I know I would have done a better job at being a parent.LOL Brenda Lee

[Guest cjnoble71]

Actually, this might be happening a lot sooner than many of you think. Being a Microbiology & Genetics Major, I read a lot of medical journals and spend a lot of my time reading on the latest research. The current theory is that its likely possible already with current fertilization and bleeding edge anti-rejection drugs. The uterus would only need to be transplanted temporarily for the child to be carried to term, unfortunately there lies the problem in that there aren't an infinite amount of organs to go around just yet. Fortunately this is also likely to change within the next 10 or so years, They are already growing organs in labs from a patients DNA with the hope of creating an infinite supply of organs. Just this year in fact one lab had created heart tissue that beats on its own, also back in January I believe one lab in Japan I believe had reversed the differentiation of skin cells and turned them into basically embryonic stem cells (which is a huge step towards growing organs for patients).

To create a uterus with your own DNA sequencing would allow them to implant one on a long term basis, with out the need for a donor organ, or anti-rejection drugs. Obviously it wont happen overnight but biomedical science is a lot further along then most know! I am 99% sure that this will be available within my life time.. and I am fairly confident that it will become available within the next 10 years maybe sooner. Really organs are pretty easy to grow from all indications, its actually joints that are MUCH more difficult.

I do remember reading of a transplant between sisters. That's a big step.

[Guest cjnoble71]

Reading a book by Germaine Greer (she really really really doesn't like us) where one of her slams was that no "Man made woman " has ever asked to have a uterus and bear children. My reation was - hey if it was availalbe I'd sign up to be the first! That got me thinking - first - virtually every other organ in the body can be transplanted - why not a uterus - or for that matter - the entire works? That then got me to thinking - am I the only one? - is Germaine essentially correct and there really is no interest. So A little pole - who amongts the mtf crowd would sign up for such a transplant and just for equal time - Why couldn't male testes, scrotum and penius be transplanted.

Looking forward to your comments

Love the post, love the thread, but just wanted to add that I wouldn't let a world class polemicist like Greer affect my decision making one way or the other. I have agreed with some of what she says, but she kicks the hornet's nest just to do it.

[Guest cjnoble71]

Okay, obviously this topic has piqued my interest. I have finally been able to read most of the posts and am intrigued by the debate that raged here earlier this year. Amie you brought up some good points, but I can't agree with you. Your initial argument was frankly based on some of the same arguments made in regards to interracial relationships. I respect your concern for these hypothetical children, but if we made our decisions based on fear of the challenges that they present the species would have died out long ago.

That being said, I would hope anyone reading this thread would at least consider Amie's words and not go into parenthood with a cavalier attitude, especially if you are bringing a life into a particularly challenging environment.

Hugs and kisses to all of you;

Christine

[Guest Natalie92]

I would LOVE to bear children one day. But unfortunately at this time it's not possible. I hope it will be in the next 2 decades though.

[Guest Tempest]

I would not want to get pregnant. like, its a nice thought and all, but there's already enough humans in the world anyways.

I'd rather just adopt

[Guest Tammy Maher]

I know I have said yes to this before, but now I'm out to my girlfriend (Who is with me until the end ^^) so if this were possible I'd have to talk with her and ask I could bear the child or something like that. But yes I would definitely want to bear my own child.

[Guest NatalieRene]

I would not want to get pregnant. like, its a nice thought and all, but there's already enough humans in the world anyways.

I'd rather just adopt

Don't get me wrong, adopting is a very noble thing but I want to have a child that is a part of me.

[Guest Lizzie McTrucker]

Nope, still don't.