Uterus transplant, 10 thousand euros donated to research
The sum was handed over by the 2071 Rotaract district to Professor Ugo Boggi of the General Surgery and Transplantation Unit of the Aoup
PISA – The Rotaract 2071 – Tuscany donated € 10,000 to a research project aimed at developing the techniques necessary for performing uterus transplants. The University of Pisa announces the donation. “The uterus transplant – reads a note – is the most advanced form of application of medicine and surgery of transplants and has the purpose of allowing a pregnancy with an exclusively uterine pathology. Uterus occurred abroad with organs donated by living people. In Italy while living it is possible to donate a kidney, part of the liver, part of the pancreas, a lung lobe, and a segment of the intestine but not the uterus due to the lack of a law that specifically allows it. it remains therefore that this activity as a deceased donor “.
“At the moment in Italy only one uterus transplant has been performed, from a deceased donor, but for the moment there has been no pregnancy. In fact – explains the university – the real challenge of this new transplant is precisely that of restoring the The study financed thanks to the Rotaract District 2071 – Tuscany aims precisely to lay the scientific foundations to achieve this ambitious goal in our country as well “.
“We are enthusiastic about this important donation also because it comes from young people and reminds us how the private contribution is essential to support public research – he comments Ugo Boggi of the University of Pisa, director of the operative unit of general surgery and transplants of the Pisa university hospital and president of the Italian Society of organ and tissue transplants -. This often happens abroad, but rarely in Italy. On the clinical level, we are formally ready to start the uterus transplant activity and we have received the necessary documentation from the Ministry to obtain the necessary authorization. However, since this is a transplant of which there is little experience, especially when the donor is deceased, there are many aspects that must be developed to obtain, in addition to the engraftment of the organ, also its function and therefore pregnancy. This is the purpose of our research from which we expect important results “.
“Beyond the potential potential of the future of the uterus, that is the right to have a child – continues Bogg – the indirect benefits of this type of right to have all women of childbearing age who have received the conferment must be underestimated. of any organ. matured in this new form of integration will allow young transplanted women to become mothers with a greater margin of safety than what already happens today “.
“We are very proud to support this important research work and participate in the progress carried out by Professor Ugo Boggi and his team – comments the representative of the Rotaract District 2071 – Tuscany for the year 2020-2021, Francesco Corti – a project of excellence and unique at European level. Rotaract, as a youth association, supports and will always support the improvement in any field with particular attention to collective health and the small and large needs of the territory “.
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