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It's a girl for ovary transplant recipient

Twin sisters Melanie Morgan (L) and Stephanie Yarber, before their operation at St. Luke's Hospital in April, 2004. (UPI Photo/bg/Handout)
Twin sisters Melanie Morgan (L) and Stephanie Yarber, before their operation at St. Luke's Hospital in April, 2004. (UPI Photo/bg/Handout)

By AP/KWMU

Alabama – An Alabama woman who had an ovary transplant in St. Louis had a baby girl Monday night.

Stephanie Yarber's was the first known successful ovary transplant in the U.S.

Yarber, 26, became pregnant last fall after Silber transplanted ovarian tissue from her identical twin sister to make her fertile.

He has since performed the rare transplant surgery on two other sets of identical twins.

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