Significance of Transplantation of the Uterus and the Fallopian Tubes

So far, uterine and adnexal transplantations have their significance in the experimental research, where the utero-ovarian cyclic function and the immunological phenomena of a fertilized egg in its new surroundings are of interest. The uterus is capable of harbouring the foetus, which is genetically only half-maternal of origin. If a successful transplantation of the uterus and the fallopian tubes is followed by pregnancy, the transplanted uterus is totally foreign to both the host and the zygote. It is difficult to predict the outcome of such a pregnancy. Even from a very optimistic point of view, hopeless cases of sterility could be the only indication of uterine and tubal transplantations in the future human medicine.