 [ Symptoms ] can you get pregnant on the pill if you been taking it for 6 months  i been taking the pill for almost 6 months now and the past few day i have not been feeling sick to my tummy and my last months period was lighter than normal almost non existing is there a chance of being pregnant [ Disease ] cord blood is the blood that is left in the umbilical cord and placenta after birth it can be rich in stem cells — cells that have the potential to develop into many different body tissues in an emerging field of research and therapeutics cord blood has been used successfully to treat a number of diseases including cancer diabetes metabolic disorders and rare genetic syndromes non profit and government agencies are organizing public banks similar to blood banks for families to donate the cord blood at no cost so that everyone in need can find cord blood that matches competing with these public banks are private companies trying to convince parents to pay thousands of dollars to bank the cord blood only for themselves their web sites often contain misinformation half truths and marketing pressure that is designed not to help your family is health but to get the money out of your family is wallet what you will not hear from the private banks it is very unlikely that your privately banked cord blood will ever be used by anyone even if your baby ends up needing a cord blood transplant he will may well need someone else is cord blood — not his own even if by some remarkable chance your baby needs his own cord blood many of the collected samples are not suitable for use no tests will be done to determine if the cord blood collected is usable until the blood is retrieved you may have paid thousands up front plus a substantial year fee to store well nothing at all