Menstrual Blood Repairs Cartilage in Osteoarthritis Tissue (opens in new tab)

“Extracellular vesicles from menstrual blood stem cells promoted cartilage production in human tissues, offering a potential non-invasively sourced therapy for osteoarthritis.” Written by Sheetal Potdar, PhD Jun 23, 2026| 4 min read Osteoarthritis affects postmenopausal women disproportionately, causing joint pain in the knees, hip, fingers, shoulders, and ankles. Image credit:© iStock.com, Tingting Ji More than 600 million people suffer from osteoarthritis—a progressive, degenerative joint d...