But still … incurable diseases … no solution … we've to accept our
fate … is there a future …? This is the line of thought today. Stem
cell therapy is the answer for all these apprehensions. Life Cell
International is the first commercial bank for stem cells in India.
The organization is the one that banks the maximum number of stem
cells. Now, research is being done on whether stem cells from
menstrual blood will be useful in the treatment of diseases. Mayur
Abhaya, executive director of Life Cell International says that
branches of menstrual blood cells will be opened in all the important
cities in October.
It is hoped that women suffering from diabetes, heart problems,
nervous problems, spinal cord problems etc. can be treated using stem
cells obtained from their own menstrual blood. Their parents, siblings
and children can also be treated with these stem cells, researchers
say. It is really an achievement in the field of medicine that the
menstrual blood of women can be used as an effective therapy. Women
usually consider monthly period an inconvenient phase. But, hereafter,
there's no need to feel like that, instead they can boast of
themselves as possessing the core matter for treating any disease!
The lining of the womb begins to increase in thickness to prepare for
reproduction after the end of the monthly period. But when conception
has not taken place, the lining is no longer stimulated; the lining
detaches and flows through vagina along with blood. This is part of
the reproductive cycle, there's nothing to feel loathsome about it. It
has been found that menstrual blood contains more number of stem cells
and that the cells possess the same qualities of cells in bone marrow
and umbilical cord. Life Cell International is involved in banking
menstrual blood with the noble aim of treating people suffering from
various diseases. The method of collecting menstrual blood is very
easy and very safe also. Women can collect the blood at their home
itself in the cup designed specifically for the purpose. The cup can
be used in the same manner as sanitary napkin. They are made
leak-proof. The cup will have the capacity to collect blood over
hours. The blood should be deposited at the Life Cell Bank with the
help of the collection kit. The cells obtained from the menstrual
blood are preserved at – 190 degree in the specifically designed
preservation containers. The cells can be stored for more than twenty
years even! Mayur Abhaya was very happy when he said that in future,
the menstrual blood cell treatment would be a breakthrough in the
treatment of diseases.
Menstrual blood cells obtained from young women will be very healthy.
So, all young women should be prepared to play an important role in
the history of stem cell therapy. Those, nearing menopause, shouldn't
waste time and should deliver their menstrual blood at the nearest
cell bank as it would be of great use even to them in the future. Let
us welcome this novel therapy that would usher in an era of complete
relief from worry over diseases.
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