A new thought on Stem Cells
Over the last five to ten years the concept of harvesting stem cells to use for research and potential cures to illness and diseases has been all over the media. There have been many controversial and not so controversial thoughts on where to harvest these stem cells and how to harvest them. I have always been on that has been a little shy about the whole concept of stem cells to be honest and I believe it is because the general public has been misinformed by the media on the many different types of stem cells in our bodies and how they can be harvested. I find the concept of using stem cells to cure people to be very interesting and I would love to see it become a reality. CNNMoney recently ran a story about a company called C’elle who has discovered that women release stem cells when they menstruate each month. I had absolutely no idea that we released stem cells in that manner. C’elle has actually created a kit to help you safely “collect” and then preserve your menstrual fluid so that your stem cells can be preserved for future use. I found the press release below and wanted to include it in this posting. I am very curious about this whole process and what future benefits the process may hold. I think I will do some more reading and check into ordering one of these kits.
Taking Control: Future Therapies for a Host of Serious Diseases May Be Found in Women’s Menstrual Blood
July 07, 2008: 01:28 PM EST
OLDSMAR, Fla., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — With today’s hectic lifestyle, where most women are juggling careers, family, relationships, and a host of activities, the idea of possibly facing a serious illness in the future is not something that readily comes to mind — especially when a woman is in the prime of her life. But what most women don’t know, is that the key to treating a number of possibly life-threatening diseases that she, a parent, a sibling or even her children may face in later years, such as osteoporosis, heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, may be found within her own body — in vital stem cells, which can now be harvested from her own menstrual blood.
Now, thanks to the revolutionary research and technology of C’elle, a service dedicated to providing women with a safe and easy method of collecting and preserving stem cells found in her menstrual fluid each month, even the busiest woman can take control of her future, right in the privacy of her own home. With C’elle’s non-invasive collection process, menstrual cells are processed and cryo-preserved (stored at a very low temperature) for potential cellular therapies that may be used in the future. These self-renewing cells one day may even be used for sports medicine or cosmeceutical treatments, such as anti-aging therapies.
“C’elle enables and empowers a woman to take control of her future health, and possibly of those genetically closest to her, in a fast, painless and stress free way,” said Michelle Kay, Marketing and Sales Manager for C’elle. “We live in exciting times, as science and technology are discovering how extremely valuable menstrual blood stem cells really are, and the enormous treatment potential they represent for future therapies. C’elle’s ongoing research is supporting these promising findings.”
For more information about C’elle, please call 1-877-892-3553 or visit www.celle.com.
