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THE EMBRYO PROJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA

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“Livebirth after Uterus Transplantation” (2015), by Mats Brännström, Liza Johannesson, Hans Bokström, Niclas Kvarnström, Johan Mölne, Pernilla Dahm-Kähler, Anders Enskog, Milan Milenkovic, Jana Ekberg, Cesar Diaz-Garcia, Markus Gäbel, Ash Hanafy et al.

Jul 15, 2025

In 2015, Mats Brännström and colleagues published “Livebirth after Uterus Transplantation” in the journal The Lancet. In “Livebirth after Uterus…

Infertility, Female organ transplantation Clinical trial

Sherri Chessen (1932– )

Jul 10, 2025

Sherri Chessen, also known as Sherri Finkbine, a television host who lived in Scottsdale, Arizona, during the 1960s, sought an abortion after…

Abortion, Illegal Abortion History Reproductive Rights

Mary Ainsworth (1913–1999)

Jul 09, 2025

Mary Dinsmore Salter Ainsworth conducted research in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Uganda, in the mid-twentieth century, on how…

psychology Psychology, Developmental Family Therapy

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