ANKARA, Turkey — A hospital says a Turkish woman who became the first person to successfully receive the uterus of a dead donor may now be pregnant.
Derya Sert, 22, was born without a womb and had one transplanted in August 2011.
Specialists at Akdeniz University Hospital placed an embryo into Sert’s womb earlier this week in hopes she will become the first woman with a uterus transplant to give birth.
Hospital spokeswoman Fusun Bas said Friday that early test results were “consistent with the expected signs of pregnancy†but cautioned that it is too early to declare Sert pregnant.
A successful pregnancy and birth would provide hope for women who were born without a womb or lost a uterus to cancer or other diseases.
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Olive Rutowski, Born At 23 Weeks
Olive was born prematurely at just 23 weeks and after several medical complications, was finally sent home from the hospital in time for her first birthday.
a href=â€http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/17/olive-rutkowski-miracle-baby_n_1797485.html†target=â€_hplinkâ€
emHow Olive was finally able to be reunited with her mom. /em/a
Luz Milagros Veron, Once Sent To The Morgue
Luz Milagros Veron was born three months prematurely and doctors said she showed no signs of life.
a href=â€http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/09/luz-milagros-veron-morgue_n_1761905.html†target=â€_hplinkâ€emWhat her parents did to save her. /em/a
Cohan Jones, One Pound At Birth
Doctors told Cohan’s mom, Alex, that her daughter would be stillborn.
a href=â€http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/04/uk-mom-stillborn-baby-alive_n_1647737.html†target=â€_hplinkâ€emWhat happened when Cohan was delivered. /em/a
Adam Cheshire, Born With Meningitis
When Adam was born, he was placed in a medical coma and doctors told his parents to prepare for the worst.
a href=â€http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/26/adam-cheshire-meningitis-_n_1706529.html?utm_hp_ref=parents-babies†target=â€_hplinkâ€Mom’s miraculous act revived her son./a
Kenna Moore, Born Smaller Than A Soda Can
Kenna was born 24 weeks into her mother’s pregnancy and weighed only 9.6 ounces.
ema href=â€http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/12/kenna-moore-tiny-baby-home-from-hospital_n_1668107.html?utm_hp_ref=parents-babies†target=â€_hplinkâ€What mom explained in her book. /a/em
Ashlynn Flores, Stopped Breathing At 3 Months
One night, Ashlynn stopped breathing while her mom, Ashley, was feeding her.
ema href=â€http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/ashley-sanchez-mom-saves-baby_n_1536670.html?utm_hp_ref=parents-babies†target=â€_hplinkâ€How Ashley saved her daughter and doctors called her a hero./a /em
Nicholas And Alexander Bolden, Born After Mom Stays On Respirator For A Month
Mom, Christine Bolden was brain dead from aneurysms, but doctors kept her on a respirator for a month so that her twins could develop. They were born prematurely at 25 weeks.
a href=â€http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/23/nicholas-and-alexander-bolden_n_1446588.html†target=â€_hplinkâ€emChristine didn’t survive, but relatives said they’ll “have something of hers.â€/em/a
Ayden Vargas, Born To Kidney Transplant Recipient
Nilda Vargas learned that her kidneys were failing and was put on dialysis in 2008. Her disease meant she had a very small chance of becoming a mom.
a href=â€http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/03/nilda-vargas-kidney-recipient_n_1181256.html†target=â€_hplinkâ€emFamily member donated kidney and Nilda gave birth in 2012./em/a
Harris Telfer, Born To Cancer Survivor
Madeleine Telfer beat cancer twice, but doctors told her she was infertile because of her treatment.
a href=â€http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/01/madeleine-telfer-leukemia_n_1247563.html†target=â€_hplinkâ€emShe found out she was pregnant two later. /em/a
Jamie Ogg, Pronounced Dead At Birth
Kate Ogg their delivered her son prematurely at 27 weeks. He was pronounced dead and his parents kissed him goodbye
a href=â€http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/09/jamie-ogg-back-to-life_n_1333297.html†target=â€_hplinkâ€emFive minutes later, something miraculous happened. /em/a
