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Three uterus transplantations from deceased donors were performed at the Organ Transplant Unit of the University Hospital of Catania, Italy, between August 2020 and January 2022. Results: Two patients underwent UTx due to Mayer\u2013Rokitansky\u2013K\u00fcster\u2013Hauser syndrome, while one patient had a previous hysterectomy due to benign disease. The donors\u2019 ages were between 25 and 43 years and the mean cold ischemia time was 18.3 h. The mean age of the recipients was 31.6 years, and the mean recipient surgery duration was 5.3 h, with a mean blood loss of 766.66 mL. Two recipients developed a post-transplant hematoma, which was treated conservatively. No uterus recipient needed a re-operation during the first 30 days after transplantation. No histological signs of acute rejection were detected at the cervical biopsies performed at 1, 3, and 6 months after transplantation. First menstruation occurred in all recipients after 39 \u00b1 12 days after transplantation. One live birth was reported 15 months after UTx. One graft was lost three months after UTx due to graft thrombosis. 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