Amniotic Fluid
Amniotic fluid therapy has emerged as an option in regenerative medicine, drawing attention for its potential in treating orthopedic conditions. Although often thought to contain live stem cells, the packaging and delivery of viable stem cells from amniotic fluid have proven problematic. It is essential to understand the true nature of amniotic fluid and its applications, along with the limitations and challenges it presents as a therapeutic solution.
Subscribe to the BlogA Big Conference a Week After the Public FDA Warning Letters
Last week the FDA released multiple warning letters and public announcements that made it crystal clear that companies selling exosome and umbilical cord “stem cell” products were violating the law. This week I was asked to lecture in a regenerative medicine section of the A4M conference in Las Vegas. Hence, I took a stroll through…read more
Stem Cell Centers Review: Not What it Seems
As you know, I review various clinics that pop up on my radar. It’s usually pretty easy for me to spot the good from the bad ones. So what did I think about this one? Read on for my Stem Cell Centers review. Selecting a Stem Cell Clinic I’ve been publishing research on stem cell…read more Are Amniotic and Umbilical Cord Treatments “FDA Approved”?
The explosion in birth tissue use where mostly alternative health practitioners use dead amniotic and umbilical cord products and claim to be injecting millions of young stem cells has been fascinating to watch. One of the questions we get all the time is caused by clinics offering these treatments claiming that they are “FDA Approved”.…read more Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Review: StemVive from Utah Cord Bank
We’ve been testing amniotic and umbilical cord products since 2015. In that time we have tested all types currently on the market, and despite the wild claims of birth tissue vendors and physicians that these products contain many live and functional mesenchymal stem cells, they have all had none. Today we add a Wharton’s jelly product…read more Chiropractor Stem Cell Review: Which Clinics Are a Public Health Risk?
Dr. Centeno discusses the public health risks posed by chiropractic clinics using stem cells. Amniotic Centers of Excellence and Misinformation
Patients reach out to me all the time. This week I was sent a patient-information packet written by an amniotic and umbilical cord product vendor for my thoughts. As I often do, it’s usually easier to write a blog with my opinions and refer everyone back to that document than pen a long e-mail, so here goes.…read more A Patient Saved from a Chiro Amniotic Seminar
You can’t read the paper these days without seeing another ad for a chiropractic clinic advertising a local seminar for amniotic or cord-blood stem cells. It’s ridiculous because there are no living and functional stem cells in the products these practices use, and simply by making the claim of live stem cells, the practice is…read more How to Interpret Cell Viability Studies Used by Amnio and Cord Vendors: Corecyte Review
I would love to find an amniotic, placental, or cord product available on the market today that has millions of stem cells per vial. However, I know too much about this subject to be hoodwinked by orthopedic sales reps trying to move dead cells as a live stem cell product. This morning I’d like to…read more 
