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I am sharing this information because I want to be one of the first lay people to tell all my women out there (hey you all Wonder Wifeys!)

Do you know that...

"Menstrual Blood Cells Display Stem Cell–Like Phenotypic Markers and Exert Neuroprotection Following Transplantation in Experimental Stroke"

(that's the title of the 'Stem Cells and Development' article I stumbled upon)

In other words (if you're not used to reading journal articles), there has been a recent study done on menstrual blood and they found out that it almost has the same helpful properties as embryonic stem cells used as experimental therapy for neurologic disorders (e.g. strokes).I first heard of stem-cell research several years ago when my cousin (a doctor) gave birth and saved her baby's placenta for stem cell purposes. I didn't understand it that time. But I knew it could help in treatment of diseases and help save lives.

Eversince then, this stem-cell research has been subject to a lot of moral debate, especially when we focus on one aspect: the use of embryonic cells and its moral implications, abortion issues and the like. I AM PROLIFE, no matter what. The end doesn't justify the means.

So it is good news that we are tapping on other ways to apply in this new area of medical science.
According to the article, a major obstacle in pursuing the clinical application of this therapy is finding the optimal cell type that will allow benefit to a large patient population with minimal complications. A cell type that is a complete match of the transplant recipient seems like the optimal scenario. They said that the menstrual blood may be an important source of autologous stem cells. When they did immunocytochemical assays of cultured menstrual blood (yikes, you say? wait til you find out about the good outcome!), they found out that they express embryonic-like stem cell phenotypic markers and when grown in appropriate conditioned media, express neuronal phenotypic markers (markers=the ones that are stem-cell like). They tested its therapeutic potential with artificially stroke-induced rats and found out that transplantation of menstrual blood-derived stem cells, either intracerebrally or intravenously and without immunosuppression, after experimentally induced ischemic stroke in adult rats also significantly reduced behavioral and histological impairments.

The research doesn't stop at neurologic disorders though. Cryo-Cell is collaborating with researchers world-wide on pre-clinical studies of Célle (check out C'elle in 'Medical News Today' for potential future therapies that may possibly treat disorders including our most feared ones like breast cancer and diabetes! Célle is offered at a $100 discount on the $499 retail price with a special limited time offer for collection, processing, testing and 1st year storage at $399. Interested? Use code CLSTR.

We can finally be rejoicing that, really, something good is finally coming out of our monthly period. It may sound nasty at face value for us lay people. But it really sounds very promising and is worth PMSing every month for all of us women after all!

Wonder Wifeys, go forth and save the world!