First pregnancy after transplant of an ovary.

MORGAN, Melanie; YARBER, Stephanie

The article focuses on the medical case in which an infertile woman is six weeks pregnant after a slice of one of her twin sister's ovaries was grafted onto her own using keyhole surgery. This is the first time an ovarian transplant has resulted in a pregnancy. Of course, most infertile women do not have twin sisters to help them. But the researchers say women could act as their own donors. If young women freeze part of an ovary, the implantation technique could be used to restore the tissue later in life, greatly extending their reproductive lifespan. Although the 25-year-old sisters are identical twins, Melanie Morgan has three children while Stephanie Yarber had not menstruated since she was 14.