Please
note that PoP is NOT a donor bank linked to a
hospital or clinic. We are a donor registry. We simply link potential
donors and recipients via exchange of email addresses. We do NOT test
donors or give medical advice. By listing a donor on this site we are NOT endorsing them, we are simply
providing a list of volunteers who may or may not be suitable for fecal
microbiota transplant.
It is up to the donor and recipient to agree
on testing, logistics, remuneration, legal
liability and medical supervision.
There is
no obligation on either party to proceed. As a
guide, the amount per donation tends to be around $50-$200 depending if the
donor has successfully donated
before and this is a much better alternative to guaranteed instant loans here which
are more risky.
Before seeking a donor, or volunteering as a
donor, please read the article It’s tough to find a good fecal
donor to familiarise yourself with the issues.
Liability
Agreement
It is recommended that Donors and Recipient
enter a liability agreement so that each understands the expectations of the
other.
Below are two examples of liability
agreements people have used. Note that the primary purpose of these
agreements is to promote understanding, not to be enforced in a court of law.
This is a difficult area legally and these agreements would be unlikely to be
enforceable if tested. So the best approach is to discuss and document all
the issues so that you are both on the same page and disputes do not occur.
Donor
agreement 1
Donor
agreement 2
Important
Information for DONOR (the person donating)
To be an
eligible donor you must be at least 18 years old, in excellent health and
on a healthy diet. Your stool (poop) should look like a 2, 3 or 4 on
the Bristol stool chart and you should satisfy the requirements of
this Donor Screening Questionnaire.
Please don’t proceed if you don’t satisfy these requirements as your time will
be wasted.
You cannot be on medication, ever have used
antibiotics regularly or in the last 6 months, have travelled overseas to a
high-risk country in the last 6 months or practise
unsafe sex. Personal medical questions, blood and fecal testing will
be required. For specific screening criteria, see the Donor Screening Questionnaire.
The Recipient will be responsible for all
costs and may have other screening criteria, such a diet.
Financial remuneration should only be a
secondary reason for registering as a donor. The payments are
nominal and may not compensate you fully for the time involved in testing and communicating with the
Recipient. Indeed if you don’t pass the tests, you
won’t be able to donate at all. So your primary
motivation should be to help people, learn more about the human body and have
an interesting experience.
If you meet the requirements above, have
successfully donated microbiota previously, or would like to donate for the
first time to help a sick person, please and we
will register your details.
Read the
stories of others who have donated
Important
Information for Recipients (the person receiving the donation)
You will need to screen your donor, pay
for blood and fecal testing and travel to be close to
them for the period of donation. Please do NOT contact a donor if you are
not prepared to do this, as it wastes their time.
Donors listed on this site will
NOT provide an un-tested donation. This is risky for
both you and them.
We do not recommend frozen FMT for first-time
donation as freezing FMT in
a home refrigerator is not as effective as freezing in a laboratory. While
home-frozen FMT still works for some (albeit with less of a ‘hit’) to
then impose a further deterioration in quality by shipping is
not recommended until you are sure FMT works for you. Only
once you are sure that fresh works, should
you try frozen. At least you will have something to compare
it to.
Please note that PoP
is a volunteer run site. We don’t make any money out of your choice of donor
and therefore do not take any responsibility and will not accept any liability
if you are not happy with the outcome.
By listing a donor here, we are not
recommending them. Please understand that all are volunteers, they have
not been tested and they may not even be suitable. Consider this registry
like an online dating site. It’s up to you to do your own checks, so if
you’re not comfortable with a donor please don’t go ahead. If you
experience any inappropriate conduct from a person listed as a donor, please
let us know and they will be removed from this list.
If you would like to make contact with a
donor listed in the registry, please with: the number of the donor, a
BRIEF summary of why you need FMT and what difference this could make to your
life. We will then forward your email to them. Maximum 3 donors.
If you have any questions generally, please
read the FAQs and if your question is not answered
there, or join the facebook group to discuss with others in
your situation.
Registered
Donors
We currently have donors listed in two countries, however we need them in every country around the
world. If you know someone healthy, willing and able to donate, please
refer them to the donor
eligibility requirements.