So in the end...

That's about the sum of it ... eventually.

In June 1931 she had her fourth operation, which consisted of implanting a uterus and the construction of a vagina, both of which were new and experimental procedures at that time. Her immune system rejected the uterus, however, and she developed an infection. She died on September 13, 1931, three months after the surgery, of cardiac arrest brought on by the infection.

..*.. TxMike ..*..

The transplanted uterus was certainly the HUGE mistake.

To this day, it is rarely done successfully, thus not reccommended. Hence the popularity of gestational carriers ("surrogates") for women with a problematic or absent womb.

The doctor should've concentrated on only forming a vagina, as that is much less risky with zero chance of rejection since the patient's own materials are used.

I'm not sure why they ever wanted to put a uterus in Lily, as she would not have any ovaries/ovum in order to get pregnant, thus utilizing the transplanted womb. IVF was not on the immediate horizon, with the first success occurring in 1977.

Does anyone know if they were actually tying to transplant ovaries and fallopian tubes along with the uterus? If that is the case, then it was a horrifyingly complex "guinea pig" operation to preform on a pateint with a straightforward gender identity issue. Pregnancy should've been a secondary concern.



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