Table 2.

Answers to the question: “How did you experience the first week after donation?” Using a Visual Analogue Scale, where 0=“Not true at all” and 100=“entirely true”.

	Total	Male	Female	p
I had a lot of pain	58±31	59±30	57±32	ns
I felt nauseous and vomited	39±34	29±29	47±34	<0.0001
I felt good	53±31	53±31	52±31	ns
I was constipated	38±32	35±31	40±32	ns
I felt refreshed	49±30	50±29	48±30	ns
I was very tired	54±30	51±31	56±30	ns
I felt sadness	26±24	22±21	28±26	0.006
I felt happy and lucky	68±26	67±26	69±26	ns
I don’t remember	21±21	18±17	23±24	ns