In a first of its kind case in India, stem cell therapy came to the rescue of a 19-year-old city girl who was suffering from delayed puberty and was unlikely to conceive. The girl was suffering from a very rare congenital abnormality. Her endometrium, the lining on the inside of the uterus that ensures a normal menstrual cycle, was absent.
The patient, after seeking help in various other facilities, had approached Beams hospital, Jubilee Hills last December. Even here, regular traditional treatment for getting menstrual cycles failed and after a thorough diagnosis, the doctors finally detected the abnormality. Doctors at Beams hospital generated the uterine lining with the help of stem cells from the patient's own bone marrow.
"The treatment, opted as no other option was left, successfully set off a normal menstrual cycle," Dr Manjula Anagani, gynaecologist and laparoscopic surgeon said at a press meet on Saturday. "She could never become pregnant which is a major social and psychological issue for the family and the patient. Now, she is fit and there won't be any issues as she can conceive in the future," added Dr Manjula.
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