A British teacher is preparing to have her mother's womb transplanted into her - in the hope she can have a baby, carrying it in the same womb that carried her.
Sara Ottoson, 25, was born without a uterus because of the condition Mayer Rokitanksy Kuster Hauser (MRKH) syndrome, London's Daily Telegraph reported.
Her mother, Eva Ottoson, 56, a British-based businesswoman, has agreed to take part in the groundbreaking procedure - becoming the first woman in the world to transplant her womb into her daughter.
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Sara Ottoson, who lives and works in Stockholm, told the newspaper she was unconcerned about the implications of receiving the womb that carried her.
"I haven't really thought about that.
"I'm a biology teacher and it's just an organ like any other organ.
"But my mum did ask me about this.
"She said, 'Isn't it weird?'
"And my answer is `no'.
"I'm more worried that my mum is going to have a big operation."
The pair hope the complex transplant could happen in Sweden next spring - where Gothenburg doctors have been assessing suitable patients for the surgery.
If the procedure works Sara Ottoson, whose condition affects around one in 1,500 women, will have her own eggs fertilised using her boyfriend's sperm then implanted into the womb.
Her mother, told the Telegraph it was a practical matter.
"My daughter and I are both very rational people and we both think it's just a womb. She needs the womb and if I'm the best donor for her, well, go on. She needs it more than me.
"I've had two daughters so it's served me well."
Dr Mats Brannstrom, who leads the medical team, said the surgery is more difficult than transplanting a kidney, liver or heart.
The only previous womb transplant occurred in 2000.
A womb from a 46-year-old was given to a 26-year-old but it had to be removed 99 days later because of complications.
