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07/23/2008
Ladies: harvest your own stem cells!
Just when I thought that no Facebook ad could possibly be creepier than "Neurosurgery Associates of Puerto Rico" (which has its own Facebook page where you can become a "fan"; if a doctor advertises on Facebook, s/he will never be my doctor), along comes C'elle, which, for $899 per year, will cryogenically preserve your menstrual blood. The idea is that your stem cells can help save you or your family members decades from now.
If you order now, they'll send you
"everything needed for you to collect and send your C'elle menstrual stem cells for processing and preservation, including a menstrual cup, collection tubes, prepaid FedEx airbill for return shipment to Cryo-Cell, and comprehensive instructions for use."
Initial reaction: ew.
If there are any doctor-types in the audience, I'd love to hear your reactions. This sounds to me like it's ultimately a way of separating people from their money.
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oh my god that is so disgusting!!!!
I didn't know you could send blood through the mail like that, is that legal?
Posted by: squib | 07/24/2008
I can't imagine it's legal to mail blood ... I wonder how these people are getting away with using FedEx. Also disconcerting: it's even got a multi-level marketing style wing - [http://www.celle.com/distributorVideo.aspx].
I am also distrustful of anything that labels menstruation a "miracle."
But mailing tubes of blood ... ew.
Posted by: PrimroseRoad | 07/25/2008
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