• Uterus transplants successfully pioneered in Sweden
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Source: [url]http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jan/13/womb-transplants-success-swedish-project[/url] [quote]Nine women in Sweden have successfully received transplanted wombs donated by relatives and will soon try to become pregnant, has revealed. The women, mostly in their 30s, were born without a uterus or had it removed because of cervical cancer. They are part of the first major experiment to test whether it is possible to transplant wombs into women so they can give birth to their own children.[/quote] It's still very experimental, but it's a heartening beginning. For Science!
Possible advanced sex change?
not likely as of yet - they still haven't managed to connect the fallopian tubes to the uterus, and they aren't sure if the procedure will result in healthy children. It's a start, nothing more.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;43555042]Possible advanced sex change?[/QUOTE] People bashing transgenders will only have to get [i]stupider[/i] to keep up their arguments. I guess the laws of physics are going to shatter like candy glass and vacuum decay is going to instantly be complete very soon.
watch religious fundamentalists (pls dont make this start an argument over religious people, I'm talking about the DUMB religious people.) go balls to the wall crazy over this. But it's Sweden. Wouldn't be surprised if this shit would be grounds for the death penalty here in the US. Anyways, a great step towards many, many fields. I forsee advanced sex changes, uterus implants (obviously) and other, more lifesaving, uses.
Medical science progresses, hooray!
[QUOTE=lifehole;43555152]watch religious fundamentalists (pls dont make this start an argument over religious people, I'm talking about the DUMB religious people.) go balls to the wall crazy over this. But it's sweden. Wouldn't be surprised if this shit would be grounds for the death penalty here in the US.[/QUOTE] That's, uh... unlikely.
[QUOTE=archangel125;43555160]That's, uh... unlikely.[/QUOTE] Exaggeration and a bit of sarcasm, but yeah, you're right. I guess I'm just still shocked from all the fuss they made over stem cells years ago. (some still are/do.)
[QUOTE=ewitwins;43555042]Possible advanced sex change?[/QUOTE] There's still things you cannot possibly change, like bone structure for an example. I don't mean to be offensive toward the Trans people, they are who they want to be called, but I doubt they'll ever be really biologically what they really want to be.
[QUOTE=Feuver;43555212]There's still things you cannot possibly change, like bone structure for an example. I don't mean to be offensive toward the Trans people, they are who they want to be called, but I doubt they'll ever be really biologically what they really want to be.[/QUOTE] Probably one day, and with it'll probably cost a ton. But right now, yeah, no.
I'm really happy to see something like this happening, it may be different, but someone very close to me has PCOS and in the event that she couldn't get pregnant it would be amazing to be able to replace her malfunctioning overies with fully working ones.
I did not actually think this could be used for sex change operations until the first reply. This could help women who want to have children, but are infertile.
[QUOTE=Tetsmega;43555546]I did not actually think this could be used for sex change operations until the first reply. This could help women who want to have children, but are infertile.[/QUOTE] Infertile no, but with scar tissue in the uterus yes, definitely
Everyone who undergoes this surgery is hysterical.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;43555042]Possible advanced sex change?[/QUOTE] That'd be trying to fit a round peg in a square hole. Men don't have the bone structure or excretory systems for us to scale it there yet. [editline]16th January 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Feuver;43555212]There's still things you cannot possibly change, like bone structure for an example. I don't mean to be offensive toward the Trans people, they are who they want to be called, but I doubt they'll ever be really biologically what they really want to be.[/QUOTE] how is that offensive Oh no, reality!
[QUOTE=ewitwins;43555042]Possible advanced sex change?[/QUOTE] wouldn't be possible, because the body will reject it due to genes
[QUOTE=Cockslap;43556105]That'd be trying to fit a round peg in a square hole. Men don't have the bone structure or excretory systems for us to scale it there yet. [editline]16th January 2014[/editline] how is that offensive Oh no, reality![/QUOTE] tumblr
[QUOTE=Feuver;43555212]There's still things you cannot possibly change, like bone structure for an example. I don't mean to be offensive toward the Trans people, they are who they want to be called, but I doubt they'll ever be really biologically what they really want to be.[/QUOTE] Depends on how early you get them on hormones. Someone who was on suppressants until their late teens then had HRT might have a chance.
[QUOTE=Feuver;43555212]There's still things you cannot possibly change, like bone structure for an example. I don't mean to be offensive toward the Trans people, they are who they want to be called, but I doubt they'll ever be really biologically what they really want to be.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Cockslap;43556105]That'd be trying to fit a round peg in a square hole. Men don't have the bone structure or excretory systems for us to scale it there yet. [editline]16th January 2014[/editline] how is that offensive Oh no, reality![/QUOTE] that are species that can change their sex naturally, while its extremely unlikely we will be able to copy/adapt such thing anytime soon with science, saying "never" its even sillier too.
Funnily enough the first ever attempted sex change operation involved an attempt at Uterus transplant. It was rejected (from the body) of course and the patient died. It's amazing how far science has come int he last century.
Maybe one day with this technology I can actually have my own kid. Sigh.
[QUOTE=archangel125;43555160]That's, uh... unlikely.[/QUOTE] Considering that there's a christian pamphlet that claimed that cloning was immoral and should be prevented. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a silly moral dilemma like that in the future.
[QUOTE=Cockslap;43556105]That'd be trying to fit a round peg in a square hole. Men don't have the bone structure or excretory systems for us to scale it there yet.[/QUOTE] except if you get early HRT your bones shape differently unless you had a massive early growth spurt.
[QUOTE=EddieLTU;43556562]wouldn't be possible, because the body will reject it due to genes[/QUOTE] Hey, did you go to Hollywood Upstairs Medical College too?
[QUOTE=Cakebatyr;43555981]Everyone who undergoes this surgery is hysterical.[/QUOTE] hehehe I got the joke
[QUOTE=Wizards Court;43557586]that are species that can change their sex naturally, while its extremely unlikely we will be able to copy/adapt such thing anytime soon with science, saying "never" its even sillier too.[/QUOTE] well i mean with genetics being able to do quite a lot we could concievably clone a female version of yourself, and then do a brain transplant much easier. theyve already come up with a way to re-attatch nerve endings somewhat, just need to get them cloning chambers up and running [editline]16th January 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=lifehole;43555152]watch religious fundamentalists (pls dont make this start an argument over religious people, I'm talking about the DUMB religious people.) go balls to the wall crazy over this. But it's Sweden. Wouldn't be surprised if this shit would be grounds for the death penalty here in the US. Anyways, a great step towards many, many fields. I forsee advanced sex changes, uterus implants (obviously) and other, more lifesaving, uses.[/QUOTE] this isn't ment for sex-changes though. the women in this study had their wombs removed or were born without them, the children they are attempting to have ARE their own children, supplied invetro from their own eggs
[QUOTE=Sableye;43559127]well i mean with genetics being able to do quite a lot we could concievably clone a female version of yourself, and then do a brain transplant much easier. theyve already come up with a way to re-attatch nerve endings somewhat, just need to get them cloning chambers up and running[/QUOTE] I've got to rain on your parade, though; In the current state of medical science, it's impossible to repair damage done to the central nervous system. Also, the brain starts to die after losing oxygen for as little as two minutes, and will be completely dead in 5. That's not a very large time gap left for cobbling together an old brain into a new body, even assuming that it's completely intact.
[QUOTE=ewitwins;43555042]Possible advanced sex change?[/QUOTE] Unless you can also transplant functional ovaries that sounds a bit unnecessary.
[QUOTE=Ganerumo;43559773]Unless you can also transplant functional ovaries that sounds a bit unnecessary.[/QUOTE] Stem cells can be coaxed into eggs no matter the sex, a woman who was originally a man could have this done and it fertilized and the resulting embryo put into the transplanted uterus.
"I'll take eight"
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