Overlooked: Women's Health Can't Wait

A 'Uterus in a Dish': How menstrual blood could revolutionize women's health research, with Morgan Stanton

Episode Summary

Morgan Stanton, from Opal Therapeutics, explains why menstrual blood contains unique cells that could unlock mysteries about women's health.

Episode Notes

Morgan Stanton's frustration with unanswered questions about her fibroids led her to start a company that's collecting menstrual blood to build better models of women's reproductive health. As CEO of Opal Therapeutics, she's creating "organoids" - miniature uteruses grown from menstrual blood - to help understand conditions like fibroids and endometriosis that affect millions of women but have been largely ignored by research.

Links:

Opal Therapeutics: https://www.opaltherapeutics.com/

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