UK's first womb transplant has given us hope, says trans girl

A trans girl says UK's first womb transplant has "given the trans community hope" - and stated she would "100% consider" the surgical procedure.

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Jocelyn Claire Reed, 23, was assigned male at start however began hormone substitute remedy to transition to feminine in October 2021.  The social media 'influencer' - who takes testosterone blockers and oestrogen - stated this week's news introduced "hope" for herself and different trans girls.

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This week the news emerged surgeons on the Churchill Hospital in Oxford implanted a womb in a 34-year-old girl - which had been donated by her older sister.  The £25,000 operation was funded by the charity Womb Transplant UK - and it was a full success with the womb working completely.

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Jocelyn, from Crosby, Liverpool, stated: "It's not possible for trans women yet, but it’s a start.  As long as it works for biological women, there's no saying how far modern medicine can go.

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"It’s a great distance off for trans girls but however the reality it is attainable in any respect speaks volumes!  I might 100% contemplate it being a trans girl - the actual fact it may in the future be a risk is wonderful."

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While at school Jocelyn came out as gay and dated boys - before starting to wear makeup and dress in women's clothes aged 18.  Two years on, in November 2020, she hit a "turning level" after struggling with her mental health in lockdown - and saw a doctor to begin hormone therapy.

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Jocelyn says she has grown in confidence since transitioning and plans to have breast augmentation and other gender-affirming surgery in the future. While she said that'll be the final step for her, she said she has accepted who she is - and is "assured and completely satisfied".

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But she said not having a female reproductive system was something "you push to the again of your thoughts" as a trans woman - until this week.  Jocelyn said: "You cannot get your hopes up an excessive amount of however it's positively given us some hope.  For numerous trans girls, the considered carrying their very own little one is a dream.

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"Now it could be possible in years to come.  I would 100% consider it. Being a trans woman I've always dreamed of being able to carry my own children.

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"But the actual fact it could possibly be a risk is wonderful.  In the previous few a long time, the advances they've made in medication has been wonderful.

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"Not long ago, AIDS was a death sentence. Now people live long and healthy lives with it and you would never know.

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"Now womb transplants may in the future be a risk. It opens so many doorways for individuals.

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"It would help a lot of people in terms of body dysmorphia, little things like that make people not feel like a woman. So this procedure could do wonders for them."

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