What is unique about a womans menstrual blood versus blood extracted from her arm?
While most blood stem cells reside in the bone marrow, a very small number are present in the bloodstream and the quantity is usually not sufficient to support therapeutic application. In contrast, a woman’s menstrual blood includes tissue shed from the endometrial lining of the uterus which potentially contains hundreds of millions of rich and abundant stem cells that can possibly be procured, processed, isolated, and cryopreserved. Ultimately, these stem cells may potentially be differentiated into many other cell types, which could possibly serve as a source for a wide range of regenerative therapies ranging from cardiac disease to diabetes, to anti-aging and wellness applications.
