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Wednesday, 24 April 2024

Uterus Transplant Leads To Arrival Of Medical Marvel At Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania

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Uterus Transplant Leads To Arrival Of Medical Marvel At Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania
Uterus Transplant Leads To Arrival Of Medical Marvel At Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania
Stephanie Stahl reports.

PENN SAYS IT IS HOPING TOEVENTUALLY BE ABLE TO HELPMANY MORE WOMEN.WE'RE SO HAPPY YOU AREHERE.REPORTER: JENNIFER ANDDREW, WHO LIVE IN RIDLEY PARKHAVE A BABY THEY THOUGHT WOULDNEVER HAPPEN.BENJAMIN BORN TWO MONTHS AGOIS AS A RESULT OF THE UTERUSTRANSPLANT.BENJAMIN IS TRULY AMIRACLE.WE FEEL BEYOND LUCKY TO HAVEHIM.REPORTER: JENNIFER WHO WASBORN WITHOUT A UTERUS IS FIRSTPATIENT AT PENN TOE RECEIVE AUTERUS TRANSPLANT FROM ADECEASED DONOR TWO YEARS AGO.THE LEVEL OF GRATITUDE THATWE FEEL TOWARDS EVERYONE ATPENNIES WELL BEYOND A SIMPLETHANK YOU.BEING ABLE TO BE PREGNANTIT WAS SUCH A JOURNEY, SUCH ABLESSING.WE WERE SO LUCKY TO BE ABLE TOHAVE THAT EXPERIENCE AND ALLOF THOSE LITTLE DETAILS OFBEING ABLE TO FEEL YOUR BABYKICK AND SEEING YOUR STOMACHGROW.REPORTER: ABOUT A YEARAFTER THE TRANSPLANT A EMBRYOFROM THE GOBRICKS WASTRANSFERRED INTO JEN'S NEWUTERUS AND THEN DELIVERED VIAC-SECTION IN IN.SITTING ON THE COUCH AND WEARE LIKE UTERUS TRANSPLANT.YOU HAVE A UTERUS NOW.YOU ARE PREGNANT.THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT SHETHOUGHT WAS IMPOSSIBLE.SO YEAH, IT IS JUST, CRAZY.REPORTER: WHAT IS IT LIKEFOR YOU BEING A DAD.IT IS PRETTY GREAT.I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A DAD.REPORTER: BEN'S FIRST BABYBORN AT PENN FOLLOWING ADECEASED DONOR AND SECOND INTHE COUNTRY.MY PREGNANCY ITSELF UTERUSTRANSPLANT IS NOT WITHOUT RISKBUT OUR TRIAL DEMONSTRATE THATIT IS, SAFE, EFFECTIVE, ANDVERY IMPORTANTLY IT ISREDUCIBLE IN MATERIALS OF ITSSUCCESSFUL OUTCOME.THE DONOR HAS IN THE BEENIDENTIFIED BUT HER MOTHER SENTA MESSAGE THROUGH GIFT OF LIFETHAT SAID THAT THE BABY IS AFITTING LEGACY AND THAT THEORGAN DONATION ENDED UP BEINGTHE GIFT OF MOTHER HOOD.REPORTING LIVE FROM PENN I'MSTEPHANIE STAHL FOR CBS-3

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