Kirsty Bryant was the first woman to have a uterus transplant in Australia and the organ was donated by her mother, Michelle Hayton.
Is a mother’s love unconditional? In some situations, we can say yes! This is the case of Australian Kirsty Bryant and Michelle Hayton. Kirsty became the first woman in Australia to have a uterus transplant – e the organ donor was your mother Michael, 54 years old.
“Kirsty called me and said, ‘Hi, Mom. How about you give me your uterus?’ I said, ‘yeah, let’s do it. I have no problem with that,'” Michelle said in an interview with the channel 60 minutes of Channel Nine.
Uterine transplant is a complicated procedure. According to the channel, it was first performed in Sweden in 2012, and 90 operations have been performed worldwide so far (resulting in 50 births). In Australia, the pioneering surgery by Kirsty and Michelle was funded as part of a study, in a clinical trial at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Sydney.
“Women candidates for uterine transplantation are those born without the organ or those who have had their uterus surgically removed due to cancer or complications of childbirth,” explains the hospital, which plans to perform six more transplants within the scope of the procedure. of research.
Kristy was selected from the program after undergoing a hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) during the birth of her first daughter, in 2021. On January 10 of this year, she and her mother faced 16 hours of surgery to complete the transplant, they had the support of surgeons Mats Brannstrom, a Swedish pioneer of the treatment, and Rebecca Deans. “Everything has gone as planned and Kirsty is recovering perfectly,” said Rebecca.
Kristy’s dream was to expand her family. Now she is one step closer to her desire and soon thousands of Australian women will be too. “Possibly, I will carry a child in the same womb I grew up in… I hope it’s a good story to tell my son one day. Even if it doesn’t go as planned, the research and the insights they gain from all of this will be worth it,” he said.
Source: Terra
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