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I had a hysterectomy. can i still have a baby?

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Dr. Andrew Oswari answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

No: A hysterectomy removes your uterus. That is where the baby would have to live in yor belly.

Answered 12/20/2012

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Dr. Michael Opsahl answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Yes, but..: Actually, you may be able to have a baby if you have ovaries. Consider that the essence of a baby is the genetics from your eggs and the uterus is an "incubator". Using ivf technology and your partner's sperm (or a sperm donor), then you could create embryos that are transferred to a "gestational surrogate" who provides the host uterus. The baby is yours (there are legal issues too).

Answered 9/18/2016

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Dr. Pedro Hernandez answered

Specializes in Geriatrics

No and yes.: If you mean "to carry your baby inside of you without uterus" is near to impossible. Even extrauterine pregnancies ( pregnancies outside the uterus )require transfer of sperm cells through the cervix to the falopian tubes to encounter the ovum ( egg). As fertility specialists said only surrogates may carry your fertilized ovum if they do it artificially.

Answered 9/1/2013

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