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Using stem cells to treat alopecia areata
Has anybody heard of using stem cells to treat alopecia areata? We banked my daughters cord blood and we are wondering if anyone has ever inquired about this sort of thing. I called the blood bank and they said that it may be a possibility. Just wondering what you all think about this.
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Permalink Reply by LilyBell*Murphy'sLawLuvsMe on
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I've never heard of this but I am very interested in hearing more.
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Permalink Reply by Karen Smith on
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Are they using stem cells to treat other auto-immune conditions? I have not read anything on this subject.
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Permalink Reply by Jules1984 on
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Yes apparantly they are... I'm still waiting on more info about it from my cord blood bank and I'm taking my daughter to her dermatologist on Tuesday to ask him about it. I really hope it's something we can do... apparantly what they do is inject stem cells into the scalp... not sure how promising it is, or if it even works, but I'm definately trying to find out more about it.
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Permalink Reply by Steph on
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please let me know what happens with your appointment. We too banked our daughters cord blood, but it's my son who has the alopecia. I was wondering the same thing, about using it on my son.
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We banked my youngest daughters cord blood... but it's my eldest that has alopecia. I am pregnant now with my third and he is due any day now... and we also decided to bank his cord blood. I hope it's something that we can use for this disorder.
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A small stem cell study was done on eight children in Egypt and resulted in all of them growing half their hair back.
http://www.ukmedix.com/hair-loss/stem_cell_treatment_helps_children...
People often moan that they hear nothing about research and that we have been left behind by the medical establishment. Really that is far from the truth!
If you look at this page form the 6th world congress of hair research. You will see research from all over the world and much of it on Alopecia.
http://www.hair2010.org/grid.asp
I have always dismissed the efficacy of steroids and steroid creams.
In this study:
http://www.hair2010.org/abstract/137.asp
The garlic gel far out performed the steroid cream.
Research is constantly going on but you have to wait for what you want! Just get on with your life and one day the "true" treatment or cure wil come along.
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Permalink Reply by Jenn on
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That garlic one sounds interesting, I almost want to give it a try start putting garlic on my head and maybe eating more see if it helps, but ill stink like a clove of garlic.
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Just wondering who you used to store cord blood? I've heard most places are community banks so they are not reserved just for your child. Interested in pursuing this but also heard that they have to clamp the cord earlier to save the cord blood. Guess I just wanted any information you had on this! THanks!
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We used The cord blood bank of Canada.
The website is here http://www.cordbloodbankofcanada.com/
All the info is there... hope that helps!
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Permalink Reply by Amy on
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There was also a stem cell study in FL a couple years ago, not sure on the results. We also banked our last two children's blood just in case it can ever help this or other autoimmune disorders.
They are having success with stem cells and diabetes.
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I thought about the same thing when my daughter first developed Alopecia Areata last year. Since we banked my son's (her older brother) cord blood, I called them (Insception Cord Blood in Toronto) last year, they said that they haven'y heard it being used for Alopecia Areata, but that doesn't mean it can't.
did you hear from your Cord Blood Bank? What did they say?
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