Or you may have read about it on your own. How you view the prospect of a stem cell transplant may be influenced by factors such as your age, general health, marital status, or financial circumstances. For you and all other women in this situation, there are questions that require answers. Nearly 100 years ago physicians began to experiment with bone marrow transplant. It was only in the past 30 years that real advances were made.
Bone marrow is the spongy tissue found in the cavities of the body s bones.
It contains special cells called stem cells from which all blood cells are produced. Each type of blood cell begins its life as a stem cell. The stem cells divide and form the different cells that make up your blood and immune system. You can see that any change in the function of the bone marrow would have powerful effects within the body. BMT is used in some situations to replace bone marrow that no longer works normally.