Uterus transplantation in the treatment of female infertility: the pathologists perspective. 2022

Jan Balko, and Josef Zámečník, and Roman Chmel

Uterus transplantation is a new experimental treatment method of absolute uterine factor infertility which affects 3-5% of infertile women. Absolute uterine factor infertility includes infertile women with agenesis or severe malformation of the uterus, several acquired uterine diseases causing infertility, and patients of fertile age after hysterectomy because of various causes. Uterus transplantation is considered a new method of assisted reproduction which allows women with absolute uterine factor infertility to have own biological offspring. However, uterus transplantation is considered a radical method of reproduction by some ethicists. Nevertheless, recent analysis of newborns from transplanted uterus has shown high level of childbirths of mature and near-to-term newborns and did not confirm increased risk for both babies and mothers. Therefore, together with gestational surrogacy and adoption, uterus transplantation is nowadays considered promising and unique solution for women with absolute uterine factor infertility. Similarly to other solid organ transplants, the pathologist should be an integral part of the multidisciplinary uterus transplantation research teams. The primary role of the pathologist is histopathological evaluation of rejection changes in the biopsy samples from the ectocervix of the uterine allografts that is based on the provisional scoring system suggested by Swedish pioneers in uterus transplantation research. As the word provisional suggests, this scoring system is continuously studied and the principles of the evaluation of rejection after uterus transplantation could be adjusted in the future.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007247 Infertility, Female Diminished or absent ability of a female to achieve conception. Sterility, Female,Sterility, Postpartum,Sub-Fertility, Female,Subfertility, Female,Female Infertility,Female Sterility,Female Sub-Fertility,Female Subfertility,Postpartum Sterility,Sub Fertility, Female
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000072142 Pathologists Physicians who assess changes in cellular or tissue structure and function to diagnose disease processes. Pathologist
D014599 Uterus The hollow thick-walled muscular organ in the female PELVIS. It consists of the fundus which is the site of EMBRYO IMPLANTATION and FETAL DEVELOPMENT. Beyond the isthmus at the perineal end of fundus, is CERVIX UTERI (the neck) opening into VAGINA. Beyond the isthmi at the upper abdominal end of fundus, are the FALLOPIAN TUBES. Fundus Uteri,Uteri,Uterine Cornua,Uterine Fundus,Uterus Cornua,Womb,Cornua, Uterine,Fundus Uterus,Fundus, Uterine,Uteri, Fundus,Wombs
D016377 Organ Transplantation Transference of an organ between individuals of the same species or between individuals of different species. Grafting, Organ,Transplantation, Organ,Graftings, Organ,Organ Grafting,Organ Graftings,Organ Transplantations,Transplantations, Organ

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