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The difficult problem of having a child is not only caused by women. In fact, about 30 percent of fertility problems in married couples originate from the infertile men. The ICSI IVF program is the most common solution to having children if the husband is infertile. However, now health experts are racing to develop stem cell therapies to reverse male fertility problems. The following is complete information about stem cell therapy.
What is stem cell therapy?
The human body has many different cells which work to help all of your organs function properly. Well, stem cells, aka stem cells or stem cells, are cells that are still "plain", pure, and do not yet have any function.
Stem cells do not have any responsibility in the body because they do not go through the differentiation process. The differentiation process occurs since the development of the zygote in the womb. The zygote is a combined cell between an egg and a sperm which then divides into two, then four cells, and so on. After dividing, these cells will naturally be assigned their respective roles and responsibilities through a process of differentiation. For example, muscle cells function to maintain muscle function.
Because they are still empty and do not have any function, stem cells are also capable of and can divide as much as needed. These two abilities make stem cells considered "special" and can be used to treat a wide variety of ailments. In other words, stem cells is a stem cell that has the potential to become a particular cell. In the end, these new and healthy cells can develop into a healthy tissue.
Stem cells can be collected from the blood in the umbilical cord or spinal cord.
How can stem cell therapy solve male infertility?
Apart from blood in the umbilical cord or spinal cord, stem cells can also be taken from a part of the male reproductive system called the seminiferous tubule. After being taken, these cells will then be developed in the lab to become a collection of cells with a special function, namely sperm cells.
The stem cells, which have now been assigned the role of mature sperm cells, will be inserted back into the male testes. In experimental animals, the cultured sperm from stem cells proven capable of fertilizing female eggs and producing offspring.
Is it effective?
Experiments related to stem cell therapy for male fertility problems have so far been limited to animals. This is influenced by the difficulty of cultivating these stem cells.
However, along with the advancement of medical science and technology, it is not impossible in the next few years engineering stem cells sperm will be one of the hopes for overcoming male fertility problems. Some researchers also continue to combine breeding outside and inside the human body for maximum results.
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