Estrogen levels are often affected, depending on the reason for amenorrhea. In cases like eating disorders, when malnutrition is corrected and weight comes up, hormones will usually normalize. With things like endocrine disorders, yes – they certainly can and do lead to infertility but there are medications to treat the conditions and infertility. It’s tough to answer your question because it really depends on the specific condition!

You actually did read properly! ;) Studies on cord blood stem cells show potential for treating conditions such as heart disease, stroke and Alzheimer’s disease. They’re also a useful source because they’re less likely to be rejected by the immune system of the person receiving a cord blood stem cell transplant (in comparison with something like a bone marrow transplant). They’re essentially a ‘younger’ and ‘fresher’ source of stem cells compared to adult stem cells. Anyways, I’ll stop there because if I keep yapping away, you’ll end up dreaming about stem cells. Hehe.

i haven’t read much about stem cells, except that many parents keep the umbilical cord after the mother has given birth because it is rich with stem cells and can apparently cure lots of diseases or something like that. i wasn’t reading properly obviously, haha. :P

Also, researchers have identified stem cells in many adult tissues now – not just menstrual blood, so even a non-menstruating woman still has potentially life-saving stem cells in her body. Men too!