(trigger warning) selling my body

[jasperbeauclair]

im wondering what you guys think of "selling your body".
i know the usual donating blood and stuff, and im not talking about selling kidneys... but how about eggs and sperm and plasma, hair, etc.
for $5,000 im willing to donate my eggs, im only 18, but when i turn 21 i might consider it, if i havent started T by then
id also do clinical trials and to be paid around $3,000 by the government to get the flu for research and the antibodies for that year's flu shots? hell yes

how about you guys?

[Athena]

As for selling your eggs, first it is an invasive procedure possibly eating up some of the profits recovering. Also you are still young, you may find in later years that you want a child of your own so be cautious of future regrets.

For being a test subject, I would hope that the researchers are ethical and likely limit the number of tests you can participate in. I would think that the more tests you are involved in the greater the chance of permanent health issues once again eating up any money you might have made as a test subject.

As I have said elsewhere no one has the right to tell you what you can or can't do with your body but if you intend to proceed down this path please use caution, the ramifications can be terrible if things go wrong.

[jasperbeauclair]

i mean this for people completely willing and aware. i have ab blood, less than 10% of the population, my blood can be donated (free) to other ab types, nothing else; but my plasma can go to all types, and thats about $300 a month
if i got pregnant and had an abortion, id probably sell or donate the fetus to research groups for stem cell research

companies will also offer above the thousands for permanent tattooing of your body for their URLS or logos, especially in visible spots, like the forehead; but im not willing to do that even though others can make $10,000+ for getting a tattoo

id probably also not donate bone marrow for $3,000 or so because of the pain.. maybe i would if it was over $10,000

im not into reproduction, i dont want that, and the eggs would just be wasted on me. rich people struggling to have a baby, id like to help them, for monetary gain. fertility drugs and invasive procedures arent that much of a problem to me for the right price and guarantees. and the younger the better. so 21 would be a good age, as its the minimum to enter into a legal contract (giving up genetic rights) and the prime age for reproduction.

i just want other's opinions and experiences or thoughts. what theyd be willing to do or anything. just asking.

[Elis]

I like the idea of donating everything else but donating eggs is just a no for me. The idea that I would have a child out there would just make me uncomfortable and even though I wouldn't have anything to do with the child it'll still be mine. Every time I'm out and see a baby I'd wonder if it was mine.

[jasperbeauclair]

i guess im pretty unemotional and unattached to things like that since i myself am adopted
im living with 2 people and the woman has 2 kids of her own, and the man has a daughter of his own

so things like family, i hold no attachment to, i used to as a small kid but now, no.

im an organ donor and hope to get my blood donor card soon with my type on it so they know.

also, egg donors have to be chosen, i just want to apply when im old enough

[ridleysw]

I'm not morally opposed to such things, but it's definitely not something I would sign myself up for.  I had some severe issues with the female plumbing (still currently) inside me, which resulted in me having 20+ transvaginal ultrasounds over the course of 5 years, plus countless blood tests, physical exams, and admitted to the hospital twice.  Obviously, transitioning requires me to see a couple doctors and get frequent tests (and the annual exam continues until my cervix is gone!), and all of that is enough for me.  I am an organ donor, but while I am living, I want to stay away from any unnecessary testing.  I've already reached my quota

[Natkat]

I would like to donate things as long as i'm alive and aware. hair, sperm, blood, eggs was also on my mind if I had bottom surgery. I am actually abit disapointed how I can neither be a sperm or blood dooner as I dont produce sperm and as its not legal for men who have sex with other men to donate blood where I live.

[aleon515]

One thing to think about doing research is that if someone wants you to get the flu to develop vaccines, say, is the flu isn't what people think kind of like a bad cold. It's a serious illness, even for young people. Some percentage of people die or get very seriously ill and are hospitalized. I would proceed with great caution. READ everything they give to you carefully (no blind signing). And read more about the flu. I had a friend who did drug testing as part of a "healthy control" as well. It wasn't something she repeated.

Plasma is doable. Not a great living, but you'd get some money for it. Hair, I wasn't aware this was selling, but yeah this sounds fine. Bone marrow, no I agree VERY painful procedure where they go into the bone with a huge needle.

Donating eggs involves taking large quantities of female hormones at a time when you may really want testosterone instead.


--Jay

[LordKAT]

You can sell or donate hair to make wigs for cancer patients. I imagine you could for any wig.  The healthy length is something like 12 inches or more.

The value of mine, cut to shoulder length, is a whopping $250 USD.  Not worth it as a money making thing.

[Tysilio]

The other thing about bone marrow donation is that they don't just take your marrow on the off-chance that someone might need it someday, and your odds of having marrow they want (of being a match for someone in the database) are approximately the same as the odds of winning the daily lottery. The only advantage would be that unlike the lottery, it costs nothing to play.

Also, from what I've read, they don't pay out in cash, but in scholarships, mortgage payments and the like.

[lionheart]

What happens to your eggs on T so that you aren't able to donate them?

[Tripdistrans]

I would definitely sell eggs, but I'm not sure if you can in Australia.

[LordKAT]

What happens to your eggs on T so that you aren't able to donate them?

Heavy doses of females hormones are used to harvest them. They don't just go in and cut them out.

[jasperbeauclair]

is it really illegal for gay men to donate blood? equal rights? common knowledge? straight men have the same diseases as gay men and have the same chances of them, prevention is called safe sex and any orientation can do it or not

i dont mind the female hormones as i cant even afford a doctor's visit right now and my dad refuses to allow me to go to any doctor; but if im picked for egg donation, then it said doctor visits and all expenses are usually paid full by the recipients (the parents the eggs go to)
i honestly dont think i care too much to start T
i have ab blood so plasma, im definitely willing
like i said, its a hell no to the bone marrow

and for the non-cash-rewards things, yeah i know. i cant afford college in the slightest, my dad doesnt want me to go, and he makes too much money for government grants
i didnt really attend highschool, ive missed about 3 months in 9th grade with A, A, B, A on report cards.. 10th grade, i missed about 7 months, report card looking like A, D, D, F.. in 11th grade its easier to say when i went, which is about 3 months, report card was B, D, D, D.. and in 12th grade i went about once a week or once every two weeks from aug to december, and then maybe twice a month from jan to march, and from that to may i didnt go: i had to take tests online like 2 hours before everyone else walked the field to graduate and got above 90% on all of those, and was able to graduate
its not that i am dumb, i wanted to be a pathologist since forever, but family and trans issues got in the way, my parents were not supportive at all; so i couldnt get any sort of support for college or scholarship
but since donating does come with money and scholarships, im all for it; i may not become a doctor but i might want to do cosmetology, those schools always need more gay men <3


sorry for the rant

[LordKAT]

Illegal? NO. Red Cross simply won't do it thinking that the chance of aids or hepatitis is too high, that men with men means VD.

[jasperbeauclair]

that doesnt count for transmen does it?
ive only had a few partners, like 2 men and...a few women...7 women? ....mh... im gay xD

[DriftingCrow]

I've thought of selling eggs before, I could get around $5,000-$8,000 for that. I started doing the application process, but its kind of a b**ch to do. They want to know everything about you and your family. Also, even if the donation group takes you on as a donor, the people selecting eggs then go and pick who's eggs they want. If they think you're too unintelligent, too ugly, too or not enough (insert race/ethnicity/skin color here), you may never get the chance to donate the eggs and get your money (it's strange they call it "donating" but to me, it's selling). Sure, it's invasive procedure, you're on a crap ton of hormones, and there are significant medical risks involved, it seems worth it if you really need some cash and you really evaluate the risks and fully know what you're getting into.

I ended up not going through with it, even though after the first round of the selection process the agency selected me to go through the next round, because if I did get selected, it would be too time consuming for me. To get the hormones, this place needs you to go into their office either once or twice a day, a few times a week. . . it takes a few months to complete the process. Plus, I then read some more horror stories of people who had significant medical complications from donating eggs and I am a big baby when it comes to vag-health gone wrong.

I have a rare blood type, but I don't believe you can sell your blood or marrow in the USA. (legally at least)

Another thing I'd sell if I still lived in Boston would be poop: http://www.boston.com/health/2014/10/15/poop-bank-massachusetts-will-pay-you-per-dump/FMMhBXMKyFNTRXKoThmnpM/story.html

[jasperbeauclair]

you can "donate" plasma (red blood sells arent that needed from ab types i suppose and its illegal for red blood cell selling) and platelets
what that means, they give you a BIG gift, scholarships, prepaid cards (like a walmart debit card or something similar) and its "actual money" its not a crappy t shirt or indie cd (or god forbif justin beaver) with no value to it

you can "donate" a lot of these, organizations have gotten around the legality of it, they just wont give you cash, but theyll pay for your house, or car, or scholarships, etc

i have a 142 iq i think (its been years since i was tested) and i have blond hair and blue eyes and non freckling skin, no acne (no products) and hour glass figure with high metabolism. i guess as a girl thats good, but i overeat myself so i dont get that shape really, i never liked boys wanting me like that, so i put on weight and try hiding that figure

[yaka]

that doesnt count for transmen does it?
ive only had a few partners, like 2 men and...a few women...7 women? ....mh... im gay xD

The rule is for those who have sex with 'men who have sex with men' (MSM). They're assuming that men = cis men. The MSM demographic has the highest probability of contracting blood borne diseases like HIV. So that can include women and transgender people. So if you only have had sex with men who do not have sex with other cis men, you should be ok.

[LordKAT]

that doesnt count for transmen does it?
ive only had a few partners, like 2 men and...a few women...7 women? ....mh... im gay xD

Unfortunately, it does.