In a landmark medical development, a 38-year-old sterile women, who had an ovarian transplant last year, is set to give birth this week to the world’s first baby conceived after a full ovary transplant. Her ovaries failed at the age of 15.
This delicate and pioneering operation was done by Dr. Sherman Silber, the microsurgery pioneer [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Organ Transplant Surgery'
World’s First Delivery From Ovarian Transplant
November 10th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Organ Donation · Organ Transplant Surgery · Ovarian Cancer · Pregnancy · Reproductive System · Surgery · Womens Health
Stem cell therapy ‘could cut liver transplants’
September 26th, 2007 · No Comments
The liver is known to be one of the few major organs able to regenerate itself when parts have been removed. With that as the basis, scientists believe they can encourage this natural tendency by inserting stem cells into the damaged livers of rodents. More specifically, they used Mesenchymal stem cells found in the bone [...]
Tags: Liver · Organ Donation · Organ Transplant Surgery · Stem Cells
