Treating Stress Urinary Incontinence With Stem Cells Reported From The Annual Meeting Of The American Urological Association

ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Dr. Rodriguez discussed use of stem cells for treating SUI (Stress Urinary Incontinence). A stem cell is embryonic, adult, or engineered. Embryonic stem cells come from the blastocyst which is totipotent or pluripotent. These cells are immortal, identical clonal cells with long-term self renewal. Controversies include possible tumor formation, the difficulty maintaining cell cultures and ethical issues.

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Filed under: Stem Cell Research on June 19th, 2008