"Human umbilical cord blood is a rich source of the stem and progenitor cells that are also present in bone marrow, and cord blood from related donors has been successfully transplanted in many children worldwide."
From a press release issued by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), October 3, 1996.
Thousands of umbilical cord blood transplants have been performed the world over in the last few years.
STDs
This section discusses various Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Infections (STDs/STIs).
For information regarding the effectiveness/ineffectiveness of birth control methods in preventing STDs, click here.
Some Methods of "Birth Control" are not highly successful at stopping sperm; they are much less successful at stopping bacteria and viruses that cause STDs.
Some methods have even been shown to increase the danger of STD infection.
