Stem cells and infertility

 Infertility and the inability to have children are health problems that cause sadness for both men and women, but the development that took place in the treatment of infertility using stem cells gave much hope to achieve the dream of childbearing and treatment of infertility, whether in men or women.

Treating infertility using stem cells is one of the modern methods of treatment, as this type of cell can grow and multiply quickly and in very large numbers to form other types of body cells such as pancreatic, liver, ovaries, testicles, and nerve cells.

Doctors call stem cells the Joker cells, as they can be transplanted anywhere in the body to multiply by the millions of other cells of the transplanted organ, which makes it an effective method of treatment.

Stem cells and male infertility

Some men suffer from the inability to have children for many reasons, some of which are treatable and others were considered by some to be impossible to treat, such as cases of testicular atrophy, as this condition causes permanent infertility that cannot be cured, but studies and scientific experiments have proven the possibility of treating this condition based on implantation Stem cells, the treatment is as follows:

• Injecting the testicles with stem cells, the problem of atrophy of the testicles causes the absence of sperm in the man, and this condition can be treated by injecting the testicles with stem cells obtained from the man’s pelvis.
• Waiting for no less than 8 months, after injecting the testicles with stem cells, the man waits for no less than 8 months, after which the necessary analyzes and tests are performed to reveal the results, and whether the stem cells help to produce new sperm or not.
• Over time, you will notice a significant improvement in the production of sperm by the testicles, which indicates the treatment of male infertility, which was almost impossible until recently.

Stem cells and female infertility

Stem cells are not only used to treat male infertility and improve sperm production but they can also be used to treat intractable infertility cases in women, as some Japanese studies have proven that certain cells can be grown in the laboratory to produce cells similar to female eggs.

Treatment in many cases depends on the so-called embryonic stem cells, which are obtained from an embryo that can grow in other cells, to develop and become similar to a mature egg of approximately the same size, and scientists are reorganizing its genetic properties.

Male infertility cases that are treated with stem cells

Stem cell treatment for male infertility is in the following pathological cases:

• The man suffers from a blockage in the seminal ducts.
• Cases of varicose veins in the testicles.
• Ethnic bulges in the testicles.
• The presence of severe deformation of sperm.
• Cases of the absence of sperm produced by the testes.
• The problem of testicular atrophy and lack of sperm production.

Female infertility cases that are treated with stem cells

Some cases of infertility in women require treatment using stem cells, and the most important of these cases are:

• Infantile uterine conditions.
• Cases of uterine atrophy cause repeated miscarriages and fetal death.
• The presence of weakness in the lining of the uterus causes incomplete pregnancy.

Side effects of stem cell therapy

Treatment in this way requires attention to some important precautions and side effects, the most important of which are:

• Long-term hospital stay, where the applicant for stem cell therapy has to stay in the hospital before the injection of these cells, where the person undergoes medical care and follows a strict diet, with steps to boost the immune system so that it accepts the transplanted cells.
• Feeling some pain, a person may feel some pain, which requires the use of analgesic drugs with warm compresses and light massage at the injection site, and the pain will go away after the body accepts the new cells and the harmonization of hormones occurs.
• Commitment to periodic examination and follow-up, the person must adhere to periodic examination and follow-up after the injection of cells, with the need to adhere to a set of instructions related to nutrition that help strengthen immunity and help the body accept new stem cells.

Therefore, stem cells for the treatment of infertility are among the new methods of treatment that are still controversial and are subject to a large number of experiments, studies, and tests, because they are considered a major breakthrough in the techniques of treating infertility in men and women.