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'''Uterus transplantation''' is a largely experimental procedure at this time. It has currently only been successfully performed with infertile [[cisgender women]] as the recipients; however, some [[transfeminine]] people are interested in receiving a uterus transplant so that they can carry a child or simply so that they can menstruate.<ref name="JonesRajamanoharan2021">{{cite journal|last1=Jones|first1=Benjamin P.|last2=Rajamanoharan|first2=Abirami|last3=Vali|first3=Saaliha|last4=Williams|first4=Nicola J.|last5=Saso|first5=Srdjan|last6=Thum|first6=Meen-Yau|last7=Ghaem-Maghami|first7=Sadaf|last8=Quiroga|first8=Isabel|last9=Diaz-Garcia|first9=Cesar|last10=Thomas|first10=Philip|last11=Wilkinson|first11=Stephen|last12=Yazbek|first12=Joseph|last13=Smith|first13=J. Richard|title=Perceptions and Motivations for Uterus Transplant in Transgender Women|journal=JAMA Network Open|volume=4|issue=1|year=2021|pages=e2034561|issn=2574-3805|doi=10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.34561}}</ref> Transgender woman Lili Elbe received a uterus transplant in 1931, however she died three months later due to complications.<ref name="en.w_Lili">{{Cite web |title=Lili Elbe |author= |work=en.wikipedia.org |date= |access-date=13 May 2021 |url= https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lili_Elbe}}</ref>
'''Uterus transplantation''' is a largely experimental procedure at this time. It has currently only been successfully performed with infertile [[cisgender women]] as the recipients; however, some [[transfeminine]] people are interested in receiving a uterus transplant so that they can carry a child or simply so that they can menstruate.<ref name="JonesRajamanoharan2021">{{cite journal|last1=Jones|first1=Benjamin P.|last2=Rajamanoharan|first2=Abirami|last3=Vali|first3=Saaliha|last4=Williams|first4=Nicola J.|last5=Saso|first5=Srdjan|last6=Thum|first6=Meen-Yau|last7=Ghaem-Maghami|first7=Sadaf|last8=Quiroga|first8=Isabel|last9=Diaz-Garcia|first9=Cesar|last10=Thomas|first10=Philip|last11=Wilkinson|first11=Stephen|last12=Yazbek|first12=Joseph|last13=Smith|first13=J. Richard|title=Perceptions and Motivations for Uterus Transplant in Transgender Women|journal=JAMA Network Open|volume=4|issue=1|year=2021|pages=e2034561|issn=2574-3805|doi=10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.34561}}</ref> Transgender woman Lili Elbe received a uterus transplant in 1931, however she died three months later due to complications.<ref name="Lamb">{{Cite web |title=Biography of Lili Elbe, Pioneering Transgender Woman |last=Lamb |first=Bill |work=ThoughtCo |date=22 November 2020 |access-date=13 May 2021 |url= https://www.thoughtco.com/lili-elbe-biography-4176321}}</ref>


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