Ethics
The ethics around uterus transplantation is complex. All papers on the subject are given below. The list will be updated continuously.
2017
Which Donor for Uterus Transplants: Brain-Dead Donor or Living Donor? A Systematic Review.
Lavoué V, Vigneau C, Duros S, Boudjema K, Levêque J, Piver P, Aubard Y, Gauthier T.
Transplantation. 2017 Feb;101(2):267-273. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000001481. Review.
PMID: 27607535
Re-Evaluating the Ethics of Uterine Transplantation.
Zaidi D.
J Clin Ethics. 2017 Fall;28(3):212-216.
PMID: 28930707
A quiet revolution in organ transplant ethics.
Caplan A, Purves D.
J Med Ethics. 2017 Nov;43(11):797-800. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2015-103348. Epub 2017 Apr 19.
PMID: 28424230
2016
Testa G, Koon EC, Johannesson L.
Am J Transplant. 2016 Oct 18. doi: 10.1111/ajt.14086. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 27754594
Public funding, social change and uterus transplants: a response to commentaries.
Wilkinson S, Williams NJ.
J Med Ethics. 2016 Sep;42(9):572-3. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2016-103491. No abstract available.
PMID: 27521259
Should uterus transplants be publicly funded?
Wilkinson S, Williams NJ.
J Med Ethics. 2016 Sep;42(9):559-65. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2015-102999.
PMID: 26670671
Uterine Transplantation: Ethical Considerations within Middle Eastern Perspectives.
Altawil Z, Arawi T.
Dev World Bioeth. 2016 Aug;16(2):91-7. doi: 10.1111/dewb.12085.
PMID: 25982588
Should Deceased Donation be Morally Preferred in Uterine Transplantation Trials?
Williams N.
Bioethics. 2016 Jul;30(6):415-24. doi: 10.1111/bioe.12247.
PMID: 26833553
The Ethics of Allocating Uterine Transplants.
Bayefsky MJ, Berkman BE.
Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 2016 Jul;25(3):350-65. doi: 10.1017/S0963180115000687.
PMID: 26864991
Legal and ethical issues of uterus transplantation.
Dickens BM.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2016 Apr;133(1):125-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2016.01.002.
PMID: 26873131
2015
Jordan M. Philips keynote speaker: uterine transplantation.
Farrell RM, Falcone T.
J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2015 Mar-Apr;22(3):311-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.01.014. No abstract available.
PMID: 25620213
Uterus transplantation: the ethics of moving the womb.
Arora KS, Blake V.
Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Apr;125(4):971-4. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000707.
PMID: 25751213
2014
Uterus transplantation: ethical and regulatory challenges.
Arora KS, Blake V.
J Med Ethics. 2014 Jun;40(6):396-400. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2013-101400.
PMID: 23760727
Medicine. Pioneering womb transplant trial highlights risks and ethical dilemmas.
Orange R.
Science. 2014 Mar 28;343(6178):1418-9. doi: 10.1126/science.343.6178.1418. No abstract available.
PMID: 24675931
How real is the uterine transplantation?
Öztürk H.
Ann Transplant. 2014 Feb 14;19:82-3. doi: 10.12659/AOT.889973. No abstract available.
PMID: 24535028
Promise of uterine transplant--myth or a reality?
Del Priore G, Gudipudi DK.
Maturitas. 2014 Jan;77(1):20-3. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.10.012. Review.
PMID: 24314618
2013
Risks for donors in uterus transplantation.
Kisu I, Mihara M, Banno K, Umene K, Araki J, Hara H, Suganuma N, Aoki D.
Reprod Sci. 2013 Dec;20(12):1406-15. doi: 10.1177/1933719113493517. Review.
PMID: 23793471
Medical and ethical considerations in uterus transplantation.
Benagiano G, Landeweerd L, Brosens I.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2013 Nov;123(2):173-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.05.010.
PMID: 23987733
Lefkowitz A, Edwards M, Balayla J.
Fertil Steril. 2013 Oct;100(4):924-6. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.05.026. No abstract available.
PMID: 23768985
Ensuring the future of uterine transplantation.
Caplan AL.
Fertil Steril. 2013 Mar 1;99(3):682-3. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.11.010. No abstract available.
PMID: 23200690
Uterine transplantation--a real possibility? The Indianapolis consensus.
Del Priore G, Saso S, Meslin EM, Tzakis A, Brännström M, Clarke A, Vianna R, Sawyer R, Smith JR.
Hum Reprod. 2013 Feb;28(2):288-91. doi: 10.1093/humrep/des406.
PMID: 23202992
The ethics of uterus transplantation.
Catsanos R, Rogers W, Lotz M.
Bioethics. 2013 Feb;27(2):65-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2011.01897.x.
PMID: 21726265
2012
Toward acceptance of uterus transplants.
Orentlicher D.
Hastings Cent Rep. 2012 Nov-Dec;42(6):12-3. doi: 10.1002/hast.90. No abstract available.
PMID: 23138365
The Montreal Criteria for the Ethical Feasibility of Uterine Transplantation.
Lefkowitz A, Edwards M, Balayla J.
Transpl Int. 2012 Apr;25(4):439-47. doi: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2012.01438.x.
PMID: 22356169
2009
Milliez J.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2009 Sep;106(3):270. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.03.045. No abstract available.
PMID: 19501356
2008
Uterus transplant: evidence and ethics.
Nair A, Stega J, Smith JR, Del Priore G.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008 Apr;1127:83-91. doi: 10.1196/annals.1434.003. Review.
PMID: 18443334
2007
Caplan AL, Perry C, Plante LA, Saloma J, Batzer FR.
Hastings Cent Rep. 2007 May-Jun;37(3):18-20. No abstract available.
PMID: 17649898
2003
Uterine transplantation and the case of the mistaken question.
Reichman E.
Tradition. 2003 Summer;37(2):20-41. No abstract available.
PMID: 15468503
2001
Assisted reproduction developments in the Islamic world.
Serour GI, Dickens BM.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2001 Aug;74(2):187-93.
PMID: 11502299