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by Noseshine 3483 days ago
Yes, it works for women:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/11/21/helpful...

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.