CellDecide
The evidence guide
Stem cell therapy abroad.
What's approved, what's experimental, and what to ask before you pay.
FDA · ISSCR · NIH · Cochrane · Thai medical-tourism sources
Where to begin
What are you considering stem cells for?
Pick the closest match. Each path opens into a plain-English guide to the evidence, risks, costs, and questions for that specific use.
- 01Fertility · ovarian functionPRP & autologous protocols, small-cohort signals only.
- 02Knee or back painBMAC injections marketed by hundreds of US clinics.
- 03Anti-aging or longevityReal aging biology, broad clinic claims, careful questions.
- 04Autoimmune or neurologicalThe strongest investigational pipeline outside hematology.
- 05Hair or skinRepair biology, hair-growth claims, and skin-treatment questions.
- 06General wellnessBroad wellness claims, real biology, careful questions.
- 07I'm just learningFoundational explainers, no specific condition yet.
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How we cite
Tier 1 sources behind every claim.
Every factual claim on this site is footnoted, by name and URL, to one of the primary regulatory or scientific sources below. Each is re-verified on a quarterly minimum cadence.
- U.S. Food & Drug Administration— Regulatory authority on which stem-cell products are approved, investigational, or marketed without approval.
- ISSCR Guidelines for Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation— Scientific-society consensus on what counts as legitimate stem-cell research vs. direct-to-consumer marketing.
- ClinicalTrials.gov— Federal clinical-trial registry. A listing means a trial exists — nothing about safety, efficacy, or endorsement.
- Cochrane Library— Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized trials. Gold-standard aggregator when a Cochrane review exists.