Womb Transplants

Doctors in the UK have recently received approval to carry out the nation’s first ten womb transplants following a successful procedure in Sweden. It raises ethical questions especially since the transplant is not a life-saving procedure but rather a life-giving one.

Prof Dr Jamiyah Hassan, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, and Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist, analyse the risk-versus-benefit of this groundbreaking medical procedure.