My 2 cents here. Whether it makes sense or you agree/disagree it is up to you.

Few years back when my wife was about to deliver our 3rd (and final) child, she raised the placenta storage option. Initially, it sounded very good/promising from what I read. Later, decided to ask a friend in one of the forums (who happens to be a doctor) and also my sister's good friend in Aust (who happens to be a doctor as well) on stem cells cryogenic storage. They both suggested not to go for it as the reality on stem cells "cure" is not what one reads in newspapers/magazines/internet.

My other reason for not going for it is, it is also quite expensive and adding salt to injury, stated that they are not liable if their cooling system fails. Read recently that they can also use other cells as stem cells (still in early research).

I am sure there will be a chain of replies disagreeing with me (those who have already done it?). Like I said earlier, just a quick recap of my decision making flow. If I missed the "golden" opportunity, my fault then.

Cheerio.

This post has been edited by plumberly: Jan 5 2013, 04:41 PM