Woman ‘over the moon’ after sister donates womb in UK first

Surgeons performing the UK's first womb transplant in Oxford on a woman whose sister was the living donor. Photograph: Womb Transplant UK/PA

Surgeons have performed the first womb transplant on a woman in the UK, opening up the possibility for dozens of infertile women to have babies every year. The woman’s sister was the living donor of the womb.

The 34-year-old was “incredibly happy” and “over the moon” with the success of the nine-hour operation, according to the medical team behind the pioneering procedure. She now plans to have two children using IVF.