First Uterus Transplant Recipient

'A gift I will never be able to repay.'

Tuesday, March 08, 2016 Uterus Transplant Recipient: Operation 'A Gift' A 26-year-old woman who received a donor uterus in the first U.S. uterine transplant says she considers it 'a gift I will never be able to repay.' Read more ... Related Reading • Infertility • Pregnancy Planning Today's Health News •  Simple Changes in Bad Neighborhoods Might Lower Teen Murder Rates •  Head Lice No Cause for Panic, Expert Says •  Idelvion Approved for Hemophilia B •  Most Pediatricians Don't Ask About Mom's Depression •  Poverty Linked to Asthma, Allergy Treatment Failure •  3D Printing of 'Complex' Human Tissue Moves Forward •  Paid Sick Leave May Help Health of Whole Family •  Drinking More Water May Help Your Diet •  Body Fat May Be Bigger Health Danger Than Body Size •  Fitness in Youth May Be Key to Diabetes Risk Decades Later •  Health Tip: If You Have a Wart •  Health Tip: Considering Shoe Inserts •  Pot Smokers May Face 5 Times Greater Risk of Alcohol Abuse •  Pedestrian Deaths in U.S. Projected to Jump 10 Percent •  Women in Cardiac Arrest May Be Less Likely to Receive Help •  Uterus Transplant Recipient: Operation 'A Gift' •  Zika on Our Doorstep Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   Diseases and Conditions   MedicineNet Home From Our WebMD Sponsors Diagnosed With Cancer? Follow Us       MedicineNet Newsletters Sign up for the NEW MedicineNet newsletters today! New specialty newsletters include Cancer, Heart, Pregnancy & Newborns, Children's Health & Parenting. MedicineNet Newsletters » Quizzes • Truth About Heart Disease • Preventing Type 2 Diabetes • Symptoms of ADHD in Adults Top Viewed Articles • Peanut Allergy Exposure • Aspirin Reduces Cancer Risk • Ovarian Cancer Diseases • Is There a 'Gray Hair' Gene? • Zika Virus and Guillain-Barre Picture Slideshows • A Quick Guide to the Zika Virus • Heart Symptoms Not to Ignore • Causes of Blood Sugar Swings • Lung Cancer Myths and Facts • Living Tips for Adult ADHD Latest Pet Health Content • Skin Problems in Cats • 1-Minute Trainer: Big Dogs • Harmful Foods for Cats • 1-Minute Trainer: Small Dogs • Pets in Your Bed Bonus PDF Guide Health & Wellness Guide