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Menstrual Blood Plasma Accelerates Healing, Beats Pap Smears

5/30/2026

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Story summary

Scientists identified proteins and stem cells in menstrual blood that can speed wound healing and enable diagnostics.
Tests in Australia and the United States showed menstrual-fluid plasma repaired skin cells faster than blood plasma.
A 2025 study found menstrual-blood testing detected cervical-cancer markers with 97.7 % sensitivity, beating Pap smears.
Professor Dipanjan Pan created a test strip that finds an endometriosis protein in menstrual blood with five-fold greater sensitivity than labs.

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Story summary

Scientists identified proteins and stem cells in menstrual blood that can speed wound healing and enable diagnostics.
Tests in Australia and the United States showed menstrual-fluid plasma repaired skin cells faster than blood plasma.
A 2025 study found menstrual-blood testing detected cervical-cancer markers with 97.7 % sensitivity, beating Pap smears.
Professor Dipanjan Pan created a test strip that finds an endometriosis protein in menstrual blood with five-fold greater sensitivity than labs.