What is unique about a woman's 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.