Concern over menstrual blood bank

November 12, 2007

Experts have expressed concern over the launch by a US company of a service for women to store their own menstrual blood.

Cryo-Cell says its bank is designed for women who want to store their own stem cells, taken from the menstrual blood, as a future health insurance. The hope is that medical advances will one day mean stem cells can be used to cure diseases such as cancer.

A UK expert accused the company of capitalising on people’s fear. (BBC News)