Donating Blood: Red Cross List of Exclusions

[Nelson Vergel]

Also, I suggest that everyone reads this long list of exclusions:

Blood donor eligibility criteria by the Red Cross

Acupuncture

Age

Allergy, Stuffy Nose, Itchy Eyes, Dry Cough

Antibiotics

Aspirin

Asthma

Birth Control

Bleeding Condition

Blood Pressure, High

Blood Pressure, Low

Blood Transfusion

Cancer

Chronic Illnesses

Cold, Flu

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Variant (vCJD); "Mad Cow Disease"

Dental Procedures and Oral Surgery

Diabetes

Donation Intervals

Donor Deferral for Men Who Have Had Sex With Men (MSM)

Ebola Virus

Heart Disease

Heart Murmur, Heart Valve Disorder

Hemochromatosis (Hereditary)

Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, Blood Count

Hepatitis, Jaundice

Hepatitis Exposure

HIV, AIDS

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

Hypertension, High Blood Pressure

Immunization, Vaccination

Infections

Insulin

Intravenous Drug Use

Malaria

Medications

Organ/Tissue Transplants

Piercing (ears, body), Electrolysis

Pregnancy, Nursing

Sexually Transmitted Disease

Sickle Cell

Skin Disease, Rash, Acne

Surgery

Syphilis/Gonorrhea

Tattoo

Travel Outside of U.S., Immigration

Tuberculosis

Venereal Diseases

Weight/Height

Zika Virus

 

[PedroZuñiga]

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Felinemedi]

Great list @nelson

 

[FOX1]

I had a blood transfusion in 1982 due to a serious motorcycle accident
This means I cannot give blood
I cannot pay back in kind, for having my life saved

 

[sportsfan8724]

Does this mean if and one time prescribing of hgh for a few months you can never donate?

 

[sportsfan8724]

Actually after further research I think it means hgh from a cadaver. So trt and thyroid are only media I'm on don't see either one so i think I'm good?