First, the press release:
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.
(End Press Release)
Now for some commentary: Once you get over the source, it seems like a perfectly sensible idea. People store worse things for possible future benefit, and if you could have a good clean source of stem cells to grow your own bone marrow, for example, most people would. I don't actually have menstrual periods thanks to medication, so this doesn't do anything for me right now. Also, the prices are pretty steep for a single person with bad medical insurance. On the other hand, if I were someone with a family history that indicated something where stem cell research would be of benefit, this might not seem so expensive. It's certainly a lot better than having to wait until you have a baby, or even worse, the other main source of stem cells. It's experimental, of course, but all medicinal therapies start off as experimental, and then within a generation no one can understand why it took so long to adopt the new practice. We're still researching treatments for Alzheimer's and other degenerative diseases where stem cells hold the most promise of helping, and finding a non-controversial, harmless, and non-invasive source for genuine stem cells will always be a problem. Celle seems to have addressed the source issue of stem cells in a unique and creative way, and I hope that they are successful in their continued research. Click here for a Celle Client Testimonial
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