Womb transplant will allow trans woman to become pregnant, surgeon claims

NEW DELHI, India (TND) A surgeon in India is planning to attempt a womb transplant into a biologically male trans woman, a first-of-its-kind procedure that, if conducted as planned, will enable the patient to become pregnant.

NEW DELHI, India (TND) — A surgeon in India is planning to attempt a womb transplant into a biologically male trans woman, a first-of-its-kind procedure that, if conducted as planned, will enable the patient to become pregnant.

Dr. Narendra Kaushik runs a gender reassignment clinic in New Delhi, India, according to DailyMail.com. He reportedly claims to be "very, very optimistic" that his transplant procedure can be successful.

Every transgender woman wants to be as female as possible — and that includes being a mother," Dr. Kaushik reportedly tells The Mirror. "The way towards this is with a uterine transplant, the same as a kidney or any other transplant.

The procedure, which DailyMail.com calls "risky," reportedly involves the use of reproductive biologically female organs from a deceased donor. DailyMail.com also says the organs could come from a donor who transitioned from a woman to man and had theirs removed.

There is only one documented case of a donor womb being transplanted into a trans woman, DailyMail.com. The trans woman recipient in that transplant reportedly died from complications just months after the procedure.

Womb transplants are still reportedly considered experimental, and can cost tens of thousands of dollars, according to The Mirror.

While the procedure reportedly cannot connect the donated womb to any fallopian tubes and therefore doesn't lead anyone to becoming naturally pregnant, experts have claimed it is theoretically possible by use of in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Since trans women cannot produce eggs, and since the male skeleton's hips are narrower than a female skeleton, the plan would be to use IVF to implant a viable fertilized egg into a trans woman's transplanted womb and then extract the infant by use of a C-section.

There would be additional challenges, but I don’t see any obvious problem that would preclude it. I think it would be possible," said then-president of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Richard J. Paulson in 2017, according to The Mirror.

Founder of the London Transgender Clinic, Christopher Inglefield, reportedly said in the past that the transplant procedure from biologically female donors to trans women would be "essentially identical" to a womb transplant between biological women.

This pioneering birth is extremely important for any trans female who would like to carry her own child," Inglefield is quoted saying by The Mirror. “Because once the medical community accept this as a treatment for cis-women with uterine infertility, such as the congenital absence of a womb, then it would be illegal to deny a trans-female who has completed her transition.There are clearly anatomical boundaries when it comes to trans women but these are problems that I believe can be surmounted and the transplant into a trans-female is essentially identical to that of a cis-female," Inglefield reportedly continued.

According to DailyMail.com, there a few major complications which can occur due to the transplant. Organ rejection is reportedly possible. Blood clots, internal bruising, and even urinary tract infections are also reportedly possible. Patients could also reportedly have adverse side effects from the immunosuppressants, leading to complications.

Dr. Kaushik didn't reveal to The Mirror who his patient will be or when the transplant will occur, but he stressed his optimism about the outcome.

This is the future. We cannot predict exactly when this will happen but it will happen very soon," Dr. Kaushik reportedly said. "We have our plans and we are very very optimistic about this.

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