Quote Originally Posted by Jenny22 View Post
Robbieatbest referred to the book on which the movie was based. I read it many, many years ago. She wanted so much to be a complete female that the last operation(s) was to implant a uterus, felloppian(sp?) tubes and ovaries. She knew the risks. It was her body rejecting these female organs and infection, as I recall, that caused her death. To thine own self be true, I guess. With so many different organs being transplanted these days, and the great advancements of medical knowhow, the transplant of female organs will happen, one day.
Uterus, Fallopian tube, and ovary transplants have already been done - but only female-to-female so far. It's only a matter of time before that is added to the menu of modern-day GRS surgery options as well...