# Bone Marrow Transplant ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bone-marrow-transplant/616345>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 20, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bone-marrow-transplant/616345 "2012-03-20T19:53:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![SanDiegoTim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bone-marrow-transplant/616345/1 "2012-03-20T19:53:06Z")

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Are there any long term effects of donating bone marrow?

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**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bone-marrow-transplant/616345/2 "2012-03-20T20:12:56Z")

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To the donator, or the donatee?

[Risks to the receiver](http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003009.htm)

[Risks for the donor](http://marrow.org/Registry_Members/Donation/Donation_FAQs.aspx) Scroll down to Donating Bone Marrow section.

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**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bone-marrow-transplant/616345/3 "2012-03-20T20:31:41Z")

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> [@SanDiegoTim](#):
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> Are there any long term effects of donating bone marrow?

Other than potentially saving a life? 😉

The risks are pretty small for donors, but the rewards are huge for the recipients. My best friend is alive today because 15 years ago her brother (then only 11 years old) donated his marrow to save her life. He says it was worth the week or so of pain.