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Cord Blood
Q: What are the uses and functions of stem cells?
Q: What are possible uses of cord blood stem cells in the future?
Q: What is graft vs. host disease (GVHD)?
Banking Cord Blood
Q: Why would a family choose to bank a baby's cord blood?
Q: Will another child or family member be able to use the cord blood?
Q: If I’m adopting, does the cord blood banking process change?
Q: What if I have a family member who needs my baby's cord blood now?
Q: Should I bank cord blood for each of my children?
Collection
Q: How, when and where is the umbilical cord blood obtained?
Q: Will any healthcare provider know how to perform the collection and who is likely to do it?
Q: Does StemCyte Family train my physician or midwife and the labor & delivery staff?
Q: Does the hospital need to provide any materials or information for the collection?
Q: Is the amount of blood collected important?
Q: What if I have a C-section?
Q: Can the collection take place after the cord stops pulsating?
Shipping and Handling
Q: How is my baby’s cord blood sent to your laboratory?
Q: How long will the cord blood stem cells remain viable in the kit after collection?
Q: Should the cord blood be kept at room temperature before shipping?
Q: Will I receive confirmation that my baby’s cord blood arrives at your laboratory?
Q: What if I live outside the United States?
Storage
Q: Will my healthcare provider charge a fee for the collection?
Q: How long will the umbilical cord blood be in storage?
Q: How do I know my baby’s cord blood is stored safely and properly?
Q: Is there a cost to retrieve the sample?
StemCyte Family
Q: How do we retrieve the sample if ever needed?
Q: How is StemCyte Family different?
Q: How do you do save so many stem cells?
Q: Is StemCyte Family’s laboratory accredited?
Q: What is the StemCyte International Cord Blood Center?
A: Though the StemCyte International Cord Blood Center in Arcadia, CA was just
founded in 1999, it has already achieved an enviable record of successful
transplant engraftment. Our stem cell transplant products have been used in the
U.S., Brazil, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Israel, Australia, Spain,
etc. Many of the products result in white blood cell engraftment within twenty
days. Importantly, patients as large as 220 pounds (100 kg) have been
transplanted successfully.
Outstanding engraftment rate with all cases being with non-related patients,
including many adults, according to National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)
official data.
World’s first successful multi-cord non-myeloablative cord blood transplant
performed by Professor Patrick Tan of Singapore General Hospital was provided by
StemCyte International Cord Blood Center.
We believe that our outstanding transplant engraftment rate and kinetics are
due to our outstanding post-processing cell dosage and post-thaw
viability.
StemCyte cord blood stem cell products have been used by leading transplant
centers around the world such as Fred Hutchinson, Harvard-Dana Farber,
Harvard-Massachusetts General Hospital, Columbia, UCLA, UCSF, Singapore General,
National Taiwan University, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and University
of Michigan, to name just a few.
Q: Is the company financially stable and how long has it been in operation?
Enrollment & Pricing
Q: How soon do I have to decide to enroll with StemCyte Family for the collection of my baby's cord blood?
Q: How do I enroll?
Q: What are the banking fees?
Q: How do you ensure confidentiality?
Q: What is included in the collection kit?
Cord Blood Transplantation
Q: Are there federal regulations for cord blood banking?
Q: When did cord blood transplantation start?
Q: Is there a minimum amount of cord blood that needs to be collected?
Q: What if, for medical reasons, the labor and delivery team is not able to collect the baby's cord blood?
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