Re:First baby born in UK to woman with transplanted womb
by belorn on Sunday April 20, 2025 @11:02AM
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The answer is a yes, as in, the ovaries can still ovulate even without a uterus. The ovaries also continue to produce hormones, through there are a feedback loop between the uterus and ovaries which get disrupted without a uterus.
It is somewhat similar to how men with vasectomy still produce sperm.
Re:First baby born in UK to woman with transplanted womb
by rkomorn on Sunday April 20, 2025 @10:29AM
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The uterus itself doesn't have much to do with ova production.
Are you including ovary removal in your definition of hysterectomy?
Or are you defining "ova production" as including fertilization/implantation?
“is developed to produce ova” is a statement about current capability. If they meant to include women with hysterectomies, they would have worded it differently, like “is or once was developed to produce ova;” if they meant to include women with non-functioning wombs, they would have written more broadly, like “is of the type that usually produces ova” or something.