Therapeutic Phlebotomies for Men on TRT in Houston: A Model for Other Cities

[Nelson Vergel]

Our regional blood center has a policy that accepts blood from men on TRT with high hematocrit for donations but they still need an order from their doctor. That order is good for as many therapeutic phlebotomies as needed in two years. The FDA gave them a variance that I assume applies to the entire country.

Therapeutic Phlebotomy

Therapeutic phlebotomy is a blood draw that's done to treat a medical problem, such as having too much iron in your blood.

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The Impact of Frequent Phlebotomy in a Testosterone Therapy Donor Population

The Impact of Frequent Phlebotomy in a Testosterone Therapy Donor Population Ba...

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[Nelson Vergel]

Read the section about therapeutic phlebotomies in men on TRT
From the FDA: FDA Liaison Meeting – 05/16/14

 

[Nelson Vergel]

Testosterone Replacement Therapy and Blood Donations | South Central Association of Blood Banks

Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) is a medically supervised hormone replacement therapy used to alleviate symptoms associated with low testosterone. Low testosterone has been linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality as well as associated with symptoms such as...

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[AndrogenHacker]

Our regional blood center has a policy that accepts blood from men on TRT with high hematocrit for donations but they still need an order from their doctor. That order is good for as many therapeutic phlebotomies as needed in two years. The FDA gave them a variance that I assume applies to the entire country.

Therapeutic Phlebotomy

Therapeutic phlebotomy is a blood draw that's done to treat a medical problem, such as having too much iron in your blood.

www.giveblood.org

This is great news.

Can we move this forward nationally?

 

[geyr7777]

Our regional blood center has a policy that accepts blood from men on TRT with high hematocrit for donations but they still need an order from their doctor. That order is good for as many therapeutic phlebotomies as needed in two years. The FDA gave them a variance that I assume applies to the entire country.

Therapeutic Phlebotomy

Therapeutic phlebotomy is a blood draw that's done to treat a medical problem, such as having too much iron in your blood.

www.giveblood.org

Vitalant has the same policy in Pennsylvania and Nevada. Get a script and they add you to the Special Donations list. You have to make an appointment each time, no walk-ins.

 

[geyr7777]

This is great news.

Can we move this forward nationally?

Vitalant does this. They are national.