Yes, it works for women: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/11/21/helpful-mouse-fetuses-naturally-send-stem-cells-to-mom-to-fix-her-damaged-heart/

Yes, it works for women: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/11/21/helpful-mouse-fetuses-naturally-send-stem-cells-to-mom-to-fix-her-damaged-heart/ http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/11/21/helpful... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2633676/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2633676/ > Fetal cells migrate into the mother during pregnancy. Fetomaternal transfer probably > occurs in all pregnancies and in humans the fetal cells can persist for decades. > Microchimeric fetal cells are found in various maternal tissues and organs including > blood, bone marrow, skin and liver. In mice, fetal cells have also been found in the > brain. The fetal cells also appear to target sites of injury. Fetomaternal > microchimerism may have important implications for the immune status of women, > influencing autoimmunity and tolerance to transplants.