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more about #fertilitytreatment BytheSea: @pumpkinseed: Would it be unrealistic for people to try adoption first No it ... wait ... your syntax is confusing. Yes, it would be unrealistic, i... more » BytheSea: Why the hell are we calling it a "womb"?? Are we transplanting organs IN THE BIBLE? It's a goddamn heart transplant for the ladyparts, people, it's no... more » BytheSea: firefox keeps crashing when i post more » Athenia: "A transplant could allow a woman to carry a child if she was born without a womb " Does that mean MEN can have babies now?!?! *goes to watch Jun... more » pumpkinseed: Perhaps my views are a bit controversial on this, but I'm going to lay them out anyway. A. ADOPT. There are so many children on this planet that ne... more » Working-for-the-weekend: I wish people would educate themselves a little more. Those who oppose IVF because of the risk of multiple births should actually just oppose irrespon... more » lizdexia: Is this really a quesiton of "a step too far", or just an area of research that won't be especially useful for managing fertility? The number of wome... more » worldgreatestgirl: My questions is once the woman have the child, will the doctors remove the womb?. She won't need it after she gives birth. #wombtransplant more » queen_caribbean: I really don't see where the controversy lies. We can already transplant hearts, lungs, kidneys, livers, etc. Transplanting a uterus may not be life-s... more » laureltreedaphne: I'm worried about the fact that the rabbits died 10 months after surgery. Don't rabbits actually live fairly long lives? Why did they die so quickly. ... more » artyfarty: I personally think that it's not really up to anyone else to decide what's "too far" for other people because until you've decided that yes, you DO wa... more » susanstohelit: Procedures like this make me worry that we have fetishized pregnancy and biological children to such a degree that women will take any risk in order t... more » daradoodle: Will anything ever be a step too far for rich privileged women and their fertility treatments? I don't have a problem with this- clearly for some wome... more » SomeAuthorGirl: Regardless of whether I would do it or not, I think that making a distinction for organs specific to women is a problem for me. I don't like the idea... more » missing_piece: I'm not one to say what people should and shouldn't do with their bodies, so if this becomes another option for women, I wouldn't have a problem with ... more » ZemarSea Urchin: 1. Who would donate the womb? 2. What would be the pay scale/ method of payment? 2. How would pricing be determined? 3. Would the donator have a cont... more » fauxfruit: I, for one, am glad they are finally addressing the fertility problems of rabbits. #wombtransplant more » laurasaurus: Does womb include fallopian tubes or ovaries, clinically speaking? I mean... actually, I guess not, since the point is to have a functioning uterus in... more » morninggloria: Again I ask: why can't we just grow them in jars? #wombtransplant more » boxspelunker: I would be more than willing to donate my fully-functioning uterus to someone who did not have one. While I have zero desire for a child, I know that... more » -
#medicalmilestones
Womb Transplants On The Horizon — But Are They "A Step Too Far?"
British scientists have performed successful womb transplants in two rabbits, using a new technique they say they can apply to humans within two years. More » -
#personalpolitical
Still My Body, My Choice
William Saletan thinks that if, in the course of IVF, you are mistakenly implanted with another woman's embryo, the other woman should get a chance to talk you out of aborting her fetus. [Slate] -
#babybatter
Intelligence Is The New Fertility Treatment
Scientists in the UK and U.S. have found that men who score higher on intelligence tests have more — and more motile — sperm than their stupider peers, regardless of health habits. More »
