Turkish Womb Transplant Patient Loses Baby

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – A hospital says a Turkish woman who was the first to get pregnant with a transplanted donor womb has had her pregnancy terminated. Derya Sert was born without a womb and had one transplanted in August 2011. The 22-year-old became pregnant after doctors placed an embryo into her womb, using one of her own eggs.

A statement from Akdeniz University Hospital said Tuesday the eight-week pregnancy was terminated because the fetal heartbeat had stopped. It said Sert would receive new fertilization treatment to try and get pregnant again. A successful birth would provide hope for women who were born without a womb or who lose it to disease.