A French woman born without a uterus was able to give birth to two children thanks to her own mother’s uterus which was transplanted to her at the age of 36.
“It’s magic, it’s a bit second-hand,” joked Déborah Berlioz, whose children were carried in the same organ that carried him, as well as his two brothers, according to what reported TF1 last week.
At the age of 17, the French collapsed when she learned that she could not become a mother, since she had no uterus.
But at the time, Swedish research that allowed mice to give birth after a uterus transplant gave birth to a glimmer of hope in the young woman, who then hoped to see science advance enough for itself. benefit from it, she told the French media.
The height of happiness, at 36, she became the first French woman to receive a uterus transplant as part of a clinical trial carried out at the Foch hospital, in Hauts-de-Seine, west of Paris. . What’s more, it was his own mother who agreed to donate hers to him.
“Mom always told me […] “don’t worry, I will always do anything to keep my uterus healthy,” she said. It was instinctive for her.
Today, the new mother of two little girls counts herself lucky.
“It’s a miracle,” she said, moved.
To avoid having to continue his anti-rejection treatment, the organ will be removed.