What are the restrictions when it comes to donating blood?

[chiwawa626]

What are the restrictions when it comes to donating blood? I hear if your born in certain countries, or traveled to them or if you are homosexual you cant donate blood...anyone have a link to like a list of these restrictions.

 

[ggavinmoss]

http://www.redcross.org/services/biomed/blood/learn/eligibl.html

-geoff

 

[dighn]

no diseases

 

[bleeb]

You can't have been sexually active for a few days prior.. something like that.. I recal that.

 

[rahvin]

Originally posted by: dighn
no diseases

There are quite a few other requirements, see the link above.

 

[Yax]

Originally posted by: bleeb
You can't have been sexually active for a few days prior.. something like that.. I recal that.

Dmn, they've found a way to exclude me.

 

[jagr10]

No drugs, no diseases of any kind, not pregnant, must be human. That's all i can think of so far.

 

[FracturedSoul]

There are many more restrictions then you would realize. Process starts at the desk where you sign in, they give you a bunch of information to read including countries you can't have visited and that nature. Then you have a 1 on 1 interview with someone who will go over a questionaire, check your iron level via finger prick, then blood pressure/pulse and weight(they don't actually weigh you). Anything on those checks can DQ you, questionaire is like 40 or so questions. As long as you are healthy, don't do drugs, not gay or have not had gay sex recently you should be ok. I gave last week, I hate needles but what the hell... I ain't doin anything good with my blood, might as well give it to someone else.

 

[Sciolist]

Originally posted by: bleeb
You can't have been sexually active for a few days prior.. something like that.. I recal that.

Absolutely untrue. I would never have gotten my 4 gallon pin if that were true.

 

[FracturedSoul]

Originally posted by: Sciolist

Originally posted by: bleeb
You can't have been sexually active for a few days prior.. something like that.. I recal that.

Absolutely untrue. I would never have gotten my 4 gallon pin if that were true.

4 gallons? wow.... how many years have you been donating?

 

[slick230]

You can't have teh AIDZ