2 Swedish women get uterus transplants from their moms

  • By KARL RITTER
    Associated Press
  • Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
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From left specialist surgeons Andreas G Tzakis, Pernilla Dahm-K‰hler, Mats Brannstrom, Michael Olausson and Liza Johannesson attend a news conference Tuesday Sept. 18, 2012 at Sahlgrenska hospital in Goteborg Sweden. Two Swedish women are carrying the wombs of their mothers after what doctors called the worldís first mother-to-daughter uterus transplants. The specialists at the University of Goteborg completed the surgery over the weekend without complications, but say they wonít consider the procedures successful unless the women achieve pregnancy after their observation period ends a year from now. (AP Photo/Adam Ihse) SWEDEN OUT

From left specialist surgeons Andreas G Tzakis, Pernilla Dahm-K‰hler, Mats Brannstrom, Michael Olausson and Liza Johannesson attend a news conference Tuesday Sept. 18, 2012 at Sahlgrenska hospital in Goteborg Sweden. Two Swedish women are carrying the wombs of their mothers after what doctors called the worldís first mother-to-daughter uterus transplants. The specialists at the University of Goteborg completed the surgery over the weekend without complications, but say they wonít consider the procedures successful unless the women achieve pregnancy after their observation period ends a year from now. (AP Photo/Adam Ihse) SWEDEN OUT