--- title: Uterus Transplant: Surgeons Perform First in U.S. description: The first uterus transplant was performed by surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic. canonical: https://time.com/4238596/uterus-transplant-cleveland-clinic/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-26T14:40:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T15:24:41.035Z article:section: Health og:title: Surgeons Perform First Uterus Transplant in the U.S. og:description: The procedure can help women born without a uterus give birth og:url: https://time.com/4238596/uterus-transplant-cleveland-clinic/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5745fd9e53c0fe18/698778965f570f47e0b148f6/health-gloves.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME.com stock photos Health First Aid Kit Gloves og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Surgeons Perform First Uterus Transplant in the U.S. twitter:description: The procedure can help women born without a uterus give birth twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5745fd9e53c0fe18/698778965f570f47e0b148f6/health-gloves.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Surgeons Perform First Uterus Transplant in the U.S. by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Feb 26, 2016 2:40 PM UTC  Elizabeth Renstrom for TIME by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Feb 26, 2016 2:40 PM UTC The first uterus transplant in the U.S. was performed this week by surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic, the hospital announced. The 26-year-old woman who received the transplant is in stable condition after the nine-hour procedure, which took place on Wednesday. The hospital is not releasing further details about the woman. The goal of the surgery is to allow women born without a uterus, or women who had theirs removed, to become pregnant and have a baby. This is the first time this surgery has taken place in the U.S. In Sweden, [nine women have undergone the operation](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/26/health/uterus-transplant-cleveland-clinic.html?ref=health&%5Fr=1) and at least four of those women have given birth. The Cleveland Clinic said in a statement that the uterus came from a deceased organ donor. The woman who received the transplant will likely have to take anti-rejection medication for a long time to ensure the procedure is a success. The hospital says it is continuing to screen possible transplant candidates. Uterus Transplant: Surgeons Perform First in U.S. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4238596/uterus-transplant-cleveland-clinic/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4238596/uterus-transplant-cleveland-clinic/"},"headline":"Surgeons Perform First Uterus Transplant in the U.S.","datePublished":"2016-02-26T14:40:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T15:24:41.035Z","description":"The procedure can help women born without a uterus give birth","url":"https://time.com/4238596/uterus-transplant-cleveland-clinic/","keywords":["medicine","Pregnancy","United States"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5745fd9e53c0fe18/698778965f570f47e0b148f6/health-gloves.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alexandra Sifferlin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5745fd9e53c0fe18/698778965f570f47e0b148f6/health-gloves.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TIME.com stock photos Health First Aid Kit Gloves","caption":"TIME.com stock photos Health First Aid Kit Gloves","creditText":"Elizabeth Renstrom for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/medicine/","name":"medicine"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4238596/uterus-transplant-cleveland-clinic/","name":"Surgeons Perform First Uterus Transplant in the U.S."}}]}] ```