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WOMB TRANSPLANTS ARE NOW A REALITY AND THEY'RE CHANGING PEOPLE'S LIVES

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According to the World Health Organization, infertility affects one in six people worldwide. There are many causes of infertility in both men and women, and there are also many options to assist conception and pregnancy.

But for women with absolute uterine factor infertility (AUFI), things are more difficult. They either don't have uteruses (perhaps due to being born without a uterus because of a genetic condition or having had a hysterectomy at an age

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