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Monday, November 30, 2009
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<br><br>Here, the going rate for all of your corporeal
assets (not that we're recommending liquidation).
<br><br> <ul>
<li><strong>BRAIN</strong> $10 an hour for
university psychological studies</li>
<br><li><strong>HAIR</strong> $1000 for 10
inches in good condition (check out thehairtrader.com for more
information)<br> </li>
<br><li><strong>INNER ARM</strong> $240 a
month for twice-a-week platelet donations (according to
International Bioresources’ Plasma Center)</li>
<br><li><strong>EGGS</strong> $7000 to
$10,000 per donation</li>
<br><li><strong>HIP BONE</strong> $450 for
bone marrow (note: it is withdrawn using a 5-inch needle)
</li> <br><li><strong>BODY</strong>
$600 to $10,000 for pharmaceutical trials (depending on duration,
risk, and invasiveness)</li>
<br><li><strong>KIDNEY </strong>$35,000 to
$100,000</li> </ul> <br><em>By Sarah Z.
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<br><br><em>*Sources: <br>BRAIN: from
Harvard University’s Psychology Department.<br>HIP
BONE: The Daily Californian referencing Berkeley’s Alta Bates
Medical Center<br>BODY: The New Yorker and
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Posted by superkate Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:47am PST
I would gladly donate my eggs. There are many people who want kids and since I do not why not give them the opportunity. Unfortunately I have "weak" eggs so they are not wanted. I would love to make the money though.
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Posted by Chrystani Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:05am PST
I'd sell my eggs. How many do they need. Is it an difficult operation as far as recovery and what not? I wonder....
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Posted by Fandel Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:38am PST
i would gladly donate myfacilities
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Posted by biscuiteater Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:41am PST
As far as selling eggs goes, it is pretty non-invasive. But you have to take fertility treatments and not be on birth control. So for the duration you need to pretty much abstain from sex, unless you want wee ones. I had a friend who did it, I won't tell you what she used the money for, but let's just say it helped her career for the time being...
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Posted by Alexis Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:11pm PST
I had a tubligation, will it effect the process of retreiving the eggs or the production of eggs? How many down days are you usually undergone?
Thanks
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Posted by clarissa Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:34pm PST
I so would sell my eggs im 16 and so want to I colud get a car!!
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Posted by Hunter Mon Dec 15, 2008 1:21pm PST
if i were younger i would eggs, never wanted babies anyway, the darn things are just bothersome.. i heard some girls pay for college that way...
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Posted by P. Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:03pm PST
i wll give up a kidney for 100,000 in cash
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Posted by Rodney B Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:34am PST
After I die, I will donate my "Male Anatomy" hopefully it makes the next guy as happy as it makes me !! Size is NOT an issue of course!
My Gift to society!! hahahaha!!
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Posted by Proud_Mom_of_2 Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:45am PST
Just an FYI... Donating eggs is non invasive but it's a huge committment---like six months. Every month, you'd have to give yourself hormone shots, go to the doctor weekly for weigh-ins, blood pressure checks, ect... Not to mention, the extra hormones that you are getting, makes you feel like you're menopausal. And when it's time to extract the eggs, it's a very uncomfortable procedure (but you are sedated for it)... Other than that, you have to be young with good family genes.... Don't want to talk anyone out of it, but it's a huge deal.
I guess it must depend on what state you're in.... In Washington, it's only about a $5000...
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