Donating organs for money?

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rich p

ridiculous old lush
Location
Brighton
I think I donated my penis some years ago but it may just have withered away.
 
If money is involved for anything more than expenses then you are not donating but selling surely? There is nothing altruistic about it. Not a situation I would want to encourage for organs at least but think it might work well for egg/sperm donation in increasing the very low rates.
 

Arch

Married to Night Train
Location
Salford, UK
If money is involved for anything more than expenses then you are not donating but selling surely? There is nothing altruistic about it. Not a situation I would want to encourage for organs at least but think it might work well for egg/sperm donation in increasing the very low rates.

Of course, whether we really need increased donation and therefore conception rates in an overcrowded world is another story....
 

slowmotion

Quite dreadful
Location
lost somewhere
At a pinch, I would be prepared to sell my tonsils.
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Of course, whether we really need increased donation and therefore conception rates in an overcrowded world is another story....
It is another story and perfectly valid but try telling it to a couple with infertility issues. Our, one and only, daughter is 6 yrs old now. We had two cycles of IVF. The second using donated eggs. All privately funded. We had to wait 3 yrs for the donated eggs. Very emotional journey.:smile:
 

Mad Doug Biker

Banned from every bar in the Galaxy
Location
Craggy Island
I hear you can donate part of your liver as it'll regenerate itself. Quite who would want my liver which has been terrorised by real ale for several years is anyone's guess though!

......Actually, I suppose that if they are going to cut me open to reconnect my....err..... Digestive system shall we say, anyway, then they could just quickly whip out a piece whilst they are at it!!

The op is on the 16th - do you think I've left it a bit too late?? :laugh:
 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
It turned out that a mate of mine was effectively born with one kidney and that one did eventually start to pack up after about 45 years. Scans revealed a stunted second kidney which had never formed properly. His dad donated a kidney about 10 years back and both men are still doing well.
I think that post got his ears burning! He rang me last night to see how I am getting on with my health problems and after updating him with my news, I asked how he was. He was quite chirpy because he had been told that the average life of a donated kidney from a close relative is just 12 years (yikes!) but recent tests have shown that his is still going strong after 11 years and is expected to last another 5+ years. :smile:
 
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