7 ways to make money legally with your body

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There are many ways to make money without taking a second or third job. Donation can be one of the legal ways to earn money. Despite advances in medicine, doctors and scientists still require the services of donors to obtain certain biological materials such as plasma, sperm, and eggs. Some types of donation do not require much time, and money can be earned almost immediately. Others are more time-consuming.

Hair follicles

Bet: from $ 1500 or more

Beauticians and wig makers will happily buy long hair and pay quite a lot of money, says Marlys Fleiland, owner and founder of the website Victorian Hairwork Society“Long, straight hair in good condition pays the most,” Flaidland says, adding that “virgin hair,” which has never been dyed, is the most attractive to buyers.

“You shouldn’t sell hair shorter than 10 inches. The length of the best-selling hair ranges from 40 cm to 90 cm, you can also find ads for the sale of hair about 140 cm.

Color also affects the cost of hair. Gray hair is the cheapest of all; brown hair, dark shades and blond hair sell well. But natural red hair is most in demand, Fladd says. Despite the fact that the cost of hair can reach thousands of dollars, for example in Valparaiso, Indiana, in 2013 a woman earned 4000 dollars by selling 79 cm hair, many sellers pay just a few hundred dollars, according to Fleidland.

According to him, the site Fladeland is not the only player in the international hair market. You can also sell your hair through sites like HairSellon.com, BuyandSellHair.com or Craigslist.

Egg donors

Bet: $ 8 000 to $ 15 000

One woman can donate eggs up to six times.

Not every woman can become an egg donor. She must be young - 20 to 29 years old, since it is the eggs formed at this age that are most capable of fertilization. It is not difficult to assume that the donor must also be healthy and lead a healthy lifestyle.

Surrogacy

Bet: $ 39 000 to $ 65 000

There is a myth that a surrogate mother carries and gives away her child. In fact, gestational surrogates carry a fetus based on the biological data (egg and sperm) of another couple. The surrogacy process usually lasts 15 to 18 months (from conception to birth), but the screening process for potential donors takes longer and includes medical and psychological evaluations.

Only a woman who is at least 21 years old and has at least one child of her own can carry a child for another family. The upper age threshold can vary depending on the woman's health status. A potential surrogate mother undergoes a full health check and psychological readiness for this role.

In the United States, women perceive this as additional income and an opportunity to help people.

Breast Milk Donors

Rate: from $ 1 to $ 3 per milliliter

You can legally sell your own breast milk, but please do not do this, says Sarah Keim, chief investigator for the National Hospital in Columbia, Ohio. As part of a study published in October of 2013, her team acquired more 100 milk samples from online merchants and found that almost 3 from 4 were infected with various kinds of bacteria.

“I think people generally have good intentions and want to be compensated for their time and effort, but many milk donors cannot guarantee that their own milk is safe and pure,” Keim says.

Team Keim also found that in 2011 more 13 000 messages from people who want to sell breastmilk only on 4 online sites were published.

Keim says you don't have to list your breast milk on these 4 popular sites; you can donate your milk to one of the non-profit milk banks. This will ensure that "your milk is properly stored and will be received by the baby who really needs it," Keim says.

Body clinical trials

Bet: from $ 5000

You can also earn money by participating in clinical trials and testing new drugs. However, this is a rather risky way of earning money, says Arthur Kaplan, director of medical ethics at New York University Medical Center Langone in New York.

“Most paid clinical trials are early testing of drug or vaccine developments. There will be no safety information for humans unless animal testing results are available. You need to clarify how risky it is to participate in a particular clinical trial,” he says.

Institutions that conduct clinical trials are required to inform participants of any known risks, but Kaplan also advises participants to ask what results were obtained from animal testing.

“You also need to know, if something goes wrong, who will pay for your further treatment?” he says, adding that health insurance rarely covers the consequences of clinical trials.

Sperm donor

Rate: from $ 1500 per month

Men between the ages of 18 and 39 years with good medical records can become sperm donors, according to the Mayo Clinic, but this is not a one-time action. Many clinics require donors to make regular deposits at least once a week for 6 months to 1 years.

There are also genetic requirements for donors. Some clinics require donors to meet certain height requirements - usually 165 cm and above. Donors cannot be people who smoke, use drugs or are carriers of genetic diseases.

Kaplan says there are no physical risks to donating sperm, but donors who want to remain anonymous may face problems.

“There is always a risk that if you (donate sperm) you will have children who will look for you or find you, thereby breaking the promise of confidentiality,” he says.

For example, the California Sperm Bank, in its contracts, warns that the Internet and new technologies, such as DNA testing services, "increase the ability of progeny to identify their donors."

Blood and plasma

Rate: from $ 25 to $ 50 for a donation; up to $ 300 every month

If you are paid for donating blood, your donation cannot be used the way you think. The federal government prohibits the use of blood obtained from paid donors for hospital transfusions. According to the nonprofit blood collection group Blood assurance, materials obtained from paid donors are often used by pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies.

The health risks of donating blood are extremely low, and donors can often donate 2 blood once a week. A list of more than 450 licensed plasma donation centers in the US and Europe is available online. DonatingPlasma.org.

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