I have been seeing some articles about this subject lately and honestly my first thought was…heck no! After seeing it for the fourth time today I decided that I would really look in to what it was about and the benefits. The name of the service is C’elle and it is a service that helps women to harvest their own stem cells from the fluids that are rejected from the body each month during their menstrual cycle. These cells can then be used to help treat women if they find themselves inflicted with a critical disease. The idea is that stem cells can be harvested from these fluids and then sent to C’elle where they are basically frozen to be used later on when they are needed. The cells could possibly be used to treat not only the woman who stores them but perhaps even those family members who are close them genetically. This could be a partial solution to the concerns that people have with embryonic stem cell research. This would mean that cells can be used from a fluid that most women have every month. Some of the diseases that they think these cells will help to treat are osteoporosis, heart disease, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. This is especially important for me because Alzheimer’s is a disease that runs very strongly in one branch of my family. I have seen the suffering that my great grandparents endured because of the disease. I already see the beginning signs of the disease in my grandmother and it breaks my heart to know that some time in the near future she may not remember who I am. If I could do something now that would help to spare my children from this pain when I am old I would do it in a second. Imagine the possibilities that would be available for us. The following is a press release from C’elle and it explains what they do much better than I ever could.
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.
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