The study is focused on evaluating alternatives to determining donor eligibility. This study is a first step in providing data that will help the FDA determine if a donor history questionnaire based on individual risk would be as effective as a time-based MAM deferral in reducing the risk of HIV in the blood supply. There is no deferral for a woman who has had sex with another woman, and the individual may be eligible to donate blood.
The Red Cross encourages individuals to learn more about blood donation eligibility. The Red Cross will no longer ask donors to answer both male and female questions when attempting to donate. There is no deferral associated with being transgender, and eligibility will be based upon the criteria associated with the gender the donor has reported. See additional blood donation eligibility criteria. Red Cross staff members are required to verbally confirm demographic information, including gender, with all presenting donors.
This step helps ensure donor safety and accuracy of records. If Red Cross records have the incorrect gender, presenting donors may ask staff members to make the change upon registration.
Individuals do not need to tell staff that they are transgender. Individuals with specific questions about eligibility can contact the Red Cross Donor and Client Support Center at Individuals do not need to tell staff that they are intersex. The Red Cross values all potential blood donors and understands that selecting either male or female may not align with how some individuals identify. The Red Cross also knows that there is a difference between biological sex and gender. Individuals who do not have sex with another person may be eligible to donate blood.
Individuals who have been deferred for MSM in the past may initiate donor reinstatement as early as June by contacting the Red Cross Donor and Client Support Center at Individuals who have been deferred for MSM in the past may begin receiving phone calls to schedule donation appointments as early as June Skip to main content. Why give blood Demand for different blood types Blood types How blood is used Who you could help.
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On this page: Can gay men give blood? Why is there a 3-month wait after sex? Blood donation rules Questions we ask before you donate Research into more personalised questions Previous changes to blood donation rules Can gay men give blood? Gay and bisexual men are not automatically prevented from giving blood. Why a 3-month wait? Previous changes Potential changes Rules and criteria Questions they may ask Summary Previously, men who have sex with men MSM were unable to donate blood.
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How to recover after donating blood. Medically reviewed by Deborah Weatherspoon, Ph. None of these tests, however, are percent accurate, and they can produce faulty results. For instance, despite current restrictions and testing of approximately 12 million units donated each year, 10 HIV-infected units have slipped through. To ensure the safety of blood and other tissues for donation, the FDA uses scientific data to automatically defer certain populations.
Because gay and bisexual men have higher incidence of disease, they are eliminated from the donor pool immediately. Human Rights Campaign believes that the updated policy, like its precursors, does not treat persons with like risks in a similar way. It also believes that donors are deferred based on their membership in a group — in this case, all men who have sex with men — rather than engagement in risky behavior, such as unprotected sex.
For example, a man who has had protected oral sex with another man once in the 3 months currently barred from donating blood. Yet a woman who has had unprotected sex with multiple partners over the same time frame with no knowledge of their personal histories remains in the donor pool.
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