Possible use for menstrual blood

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blakeatwork

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CTV News Article

The blood shed during women's menstrual cycles may provide a new type of stem cell that could develop into many types of human cells, say researchers.

Every month, a fertile woman sheds her uterine lining and then re-grows a new one during the endometrial phase of the menstrual cycle. Scientists have long speculated that something like stem cells must be helping the cells of the uterine lining, or endometrium, re-grow so quickly.

Recent research has indicated that the uterine lining is indeed a rich source of adult stem cells. But there have been questions about how to harvest those cells.

Now, a small, recently published study has found that endometrial stem cells are still present in menstrual blood.

Xiaolong Meng of the Bio-Communications Research Institute, a private research institute in Witchita, Kansas, has led a team who studied cells taken from the menstrual blood of two women.

The team says they found cells that behaved very much like stem cells:

They replicated themselves easily
They were able to differentiate themselves into many different cell types under the right conditions
They showed characteristic cell surfaces of stem cells.

The team found that the cells doubled about every 19.4 hours, proliferating more rapidly than the stem cells harvested from umbilical cords, called mesenchymal cells.

The researchers were also able to develop menstrual blood cells into at least nine different cells, including heart, liver and lung cells."

The researchers conclude that the cells -- which they are calling endometrial regenerative cells -- could be cultured at a large scale and hold many potential uses.

"We have many problems with our current methods of stem cell therapy, like those taken from bone marrow. They may be rejected by the recipient and/or have limited potential to generate new tissue," said Meng.

"Now we've found a possible new way to overcome these difficulties by using cells from menstrual blood."

The findings are published in the Journal of Translational Medicine.

Although the potential therapeutic uses for menstrual stem cells are unclear, a U.S.-based company has already launched a service to allow women to collect and cryopreserve their menstrual blood.

The website for the service, called C'elle, says menstrual stem cells have the potential of providing women "with a broad range of personalized regenerative medicine."
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*edit* hopefully not a repost
 
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markgm

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Looks like my local bar is going to have competition now. Supply and demand.
 
jpeyton

jpeyton

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Originally posted by: moshquerade
can i sell this stuff? i'm seeing dollar signs here. :D
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You have to figure a way to bottle it up first.

Maybe stick some Tupperware between your legs for a few days each month.
 
moshquerade

moshquerade

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Originally posted by: jpeyton
Originally posted by: moshquerade
can i sell this stuff? i'm seeing dollar signs here. :D
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You have to figure a way to bottle it up first.

Maybe stick some Tupperware between your legs for a few days each month.
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they'll figure out a better method than that.... even hollow tampons of some sort would work.

cha-ching
 
boomerang

boomerang

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Originally posted by: moshquerade
can i sell this stuff? i'm seeing dollar signs here. :D
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Legally, only through me. I'm an MBB. That's Menstrual Blood Broker for the uninformed. :cool:
 
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djheater

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Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: jpeyton
Originally posted by: moshquerade
can i sell this stuff? i'm seeing dollar signs here. :D
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You have to figure a way to bottle it up first.

Maybe stick some Tupperware between your legs for a few days each month.
Click to expand...
they'll figure out a better method than that.... even hollow tampons of some sort would work.

cha-ching
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My wife uses a Diva Cup.

We're gonna be RICH!!!

I'm always amused that so many guys are totally freaked out by menstruation... wusses.
 
K1052

K1052

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Originally posted by: shinerburke
You mean it is more than just a delicious snack?
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It's also a nifty face paint if applied properly.
 
GTaudiophile

GTaudiophile

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Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: jpeyton
Originally posted by: moshquerade
can i sell this stuff? i'm seeing dollar signs here. :D
Click to expand...
You have to figure a way to bottle it up first.

Maybe stick some Tupperware between your legs for a few days each month.
Click to expand...
they'll figure out a better method than that.... even hollow tampons of some sort would work.

cha-ching
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You need to patent that babe.

A flexible, plastic tube with some cotton on one end to absorb. Something along those lines.

If no one else, Dracula will buy.
 
boomerang

boomerang

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Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: shinerburke
You mean it is more than just a delicious snack?
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It's also a nifty face paint if applied properly.
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I had a co-worker years ago that had been in a terrible car wreck and lost his sense of smell. He liked to drink heavily and whore around a lot.

He came into work quite late one morning and it was quite obvious he hadn't had time to even look in the mirror.

He had ahhh, a painted face I guess you might say that morning.
 
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