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Infertility affects more than one in 10 women of reproductive age worldwide. The subject in this study, born without a uterus, received the organ from a 45-year-old woman who had delivered three children naturally. The donor had died of a stroke.

Seven months after the 10-hour transplant surgery — after menstruation began, and once it became evident that the patient’s body had not rejected the organ — doctors implanted the uterus with one of the patient’s own eggs.

A six-pound baby girl was delivered through cesarean section in December 2017, according to Dr. Dani Ejzenberg, a gynecologist at the Hospital das Clínicas at the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil, who led the research.

In the future, patients may be able to turn to organ banks instead of searching for volunteers, and living donors could avoid risky complications such as infections or serious bleeding.

Sadly the baby was conceived through IVF, so while uterine transplants are a big deal for those born with malformed or non-existent uteri, mainstream medical culture will still rely on faulty assisted reproductive technology that doens’t aim to address the underlying maladies that cause infertility to begin with.

I’m sorry but I don’t really have any experience with this. I’ll leave the ask up for my followers, they may have useful advice. 

Many things can cause low libido. A bad diet, chronic stress, even some medications such as anti-depressants can cause it. Hormonal imbalances too, such as low progesterone, can be a culprit. And with hormonal issues, they too can stem from things like bad diet or stress. I am also aware of a “female viagra” you can ask your doctor about.

If you don’t already, I highly suggest learning how to chart your menstrual cycles with fertility awareness. That way, if you ever wish to see a compassionate care provider for your libido issues, you can share with them your charts. From them, they can figure out when to proper time blood draws for tests, medications if needed, etc. Seeking the help of a physical therapist who specializes in pelvic floors may be beneficial as well.

Natural Womanhood also has various blog posts on female sexuality, as does Fertility Friday. Just google each respective organization with “low libido” and you will find it.

On a final note: please talk to your husband about seeing a therapist to better your intimate lives and communication. Your husband needs to learn how to better support you and accept you as you are, while also being patient in your journey to improve your health. This is just as much about your welfare than it could be for his sexual pleasure.

Do you know how pregnancy happens?

It takes up to 2-3 weeks after sex for pregnancy to happen — it’s actually a pretty complicated process that has several steps. 

I think if your parents are supportive, you could ask them to pay for an instructor to teach you. Organizations like BillingsLIFE and FEMM Health both have special curriculum for teens, though you can contact any NFP organization and ask if an instructor would be willing to give an age appropriate lesson for a teenager.

A book for teen girls and how to chart (for ages 14+) is Cycle Savvy by Toni Weschler. She teaches the reader how to chart for her health, and also has a section on “safe sex”. You or your parents can buy it for you, and they can go over the book to see what is in it specifically, and then they can talk to you about topics they want to teach you themselves.

Honoring Your Cycles by Katie Singer is another book you can buy on how to chart, and it’s a very simple manual most people can understand; but it also teaches you how to use it for “birth control.” Again, your parents can look over the material with you, and decide which parts they will like you to read, and which parts discuss things they would rather talk to you about.

I know of other women who have mentioned it, yes. I am unsure of any medical sources that discuss it, though.