Stem cells as a resource for treatment infertility-related diseases.

Stem cells as a resource for treatment infertility-related diseases. Curr Mol Med. 2019 Jul 09;: Authors: Wang J, Liu C, Fujino M, Tong G, Zhang Q, Li XK, Yan H Abstract Infertility has become a common problem in much of the world. The problem is so serious that is now considered a new disease by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO defines infertility as a couple's inability to achieve pregnancy despite having frequent unprotected sexual intercourse for at least a year. So defined, infertility affects 8%-12% of couples of reproductive age, worldwide. There are many ways to treat infertility, including medication, intrauterine insemination, and in vitro fertilization. In recent years, stem-cell therapy has arisen as a new hope in the field of reproductive disability management. Stem cells are self-renewing, self-replicating undifferentiated cells that are capable of producing specialized cells under appropriate conditions. They exist throughout a human's embryo, fetal, and adult stages and can proliferate into different cells. While many issues remain to be addressed concerning stem cells, stem cells have undeniably opened up new ways to treat infertility. In this review, we describe past, present, and future strategies for using stem cells in reproductive medicine. PMID: 31288721 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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