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Uterus transplant for unwed stirs debate

June 24, 2017 06:38 AM


COURSTEY Jun 24 2017 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad)
Uterus transplant for unwed stirs debate
Umesh Isalkar & Sumitra Deb Roy
PuneMumbai:
TNN


The success of the country's first two uterine transplants in Pune last month has prompted many more women to queue up for it.At last count, 156 women from India and abroad had joined the wait list.
The surgeons who performed the transplants are in a fix as half of them are unmarried.Since the basic purpose of a womb transplant is reproduction, there is now a debate on whether such women should be put through a series of serious surgeries for a non-vital organ transplant.

On the other hand, these unmarried women between 18 to 30 years, who are either without uteruses or have dysfunctional ones, have heartbreaking stories to tell of the absence of menses, marred marriage prospects and an inferiority complex.

The surgeons plan to raise the issue with the government to get permission for these unmarried women to also undergo the operation.

“The issue is much bigger than we thought and must be addressed with a lot of compassion. These women, many from highly educated families, now have great hope of having their own children. Their parents are willing to pay anything to get the operation done,“ said oncosurgeon Shailesh Puntambekar, who performed the two transplants with 11 other surgeons.

A 28-year-old woman from Mumbai said her mother was willing to donate her uterus. “I am in a steady relationship but my prospective husband and his family want the transplant to precede the marriage,“ she said. A married woman from Chandigarh was served a divorce notice by her husband when he realised that she could not have children due to a dysfunctional uterus. “However, he is ready to accept me if I go in for the transplant. My family is more than willing to get it done,“ she said.

The surgeons' hands are tied by the Montreal Criteria -a set of ethical guidelines formulated internationally -that discourages uterine transplants unless absolutely necessary. India is yet to formulate its own norms.

Dr Soumya Swaminathan, head of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said seeking permission for the young women could set off a dangerous trend in a country where health consciousness and literacy is low

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