Is Womb-in-a-Box Next? Attempted Pregnancy of Women with Uterine Transplants

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Four Swedish women who received uterine transplants have been implanted with embryos in an attempt to carry their own biological child to term.  Read the AP story here.

As my mind attempts to grasp this medical leap, I couldn’t help thing of the Heart-in-a-Box episode of Grey’s Anatomy:

What’s next? Womb-in-a-box?  How unrealistic would that be?

-Bridget Crawford

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