Therefore, the only way to know if you have gone through menopause is if you have not had your period for one year. (And it's not menopause if your periods stop for some other reason, like being sick.) The average age of menopause is 51, but for some women it happens as early as 40 or as late as 55. After you go through menopause, you are considered in the post-menopausal stage of your life.
The umbilical cord develops from and contains remnants of the yolk sac and allantois (and is therefore derived from the zygote). It forms by the fifth week of fetal development, replacing the yolk sac as the source of nutrients for the fetus.
The umbilical cord is the cord that connects your baby to the placenta. The placenta grows in your uterus (womb) and supplies your baby with food and oxygen through the umbilical cord. Cord blood contains stem cells. These are cells that can grow into specific kinds of cells in your body.Stem cells may be used to treat some diseases, like some forms of cancer and anemia.tem cells from cord blood may have greater benefits compared to stem cells from bone marrow or blood. These include: 1  Safe, easy collection. 2  Collecting stem cells from cord blood has no risks for you or your baby. 3  But to donate bone marrow, you have to have a procedure that requires anesthesia.