title: Uterus transplants and their ethical implications.
abstract: Early experiments in womb transplants have increased interest in the possibility of performing this procedure in women who have no womb, usually for congenital reasons. The present article describes past experiments and summarises the most relevant reference documents before indicating the key ethical implications involved in womb transplants.
authors.affiliation: Unità di Bioetica, Presidenza, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Petrini
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Assuntina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morresi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000941:ethics*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014599:Uterus / Q000637:transplantation*