Arora Kavita Shah, Blake Valarie
Department of Reproductive Biology and Bioethics, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; and the Department of Law, College of Law, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Apr;125(4):971-974. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000707.
Although currently in the early clinical research phase, the first successful birth of a child after uterus transplant is an early step toward another reproductive option for women with uterine factor infertility. Uterus transplantation uniquely brings together the fields of assisted reproductive technology and transplant medicine and represents the world's first ephemeral transplant completed to improve quality of life rather than extending life. However, the ethical, legal, and social implications of uterus transplantation must be carefully analyzed for the donor, recipient, and resulting child before uterus transplant moves from clinical research to clinical practice.
尽管目前处于临床研究早期阶段，但子宫移植后首例婴儿成功诞生是朝着为子宫因素不孕症女性提供另一种生殖选择迈出的早期一步。子宫移植独特地将辅助生殖技术和移植医学领域结合在一起，代表了世界上首例为改善生活质量而非延长生命而完成的临时移植。然而，在子宫移植从临床研究转向临床实践之前，必须对供体、受体及由此产生的孩子仔细分析子宫移植的伦理、法律和社会影响。
