Blood Bank - Donation Deferrals + Requirements

Had blood cancer

Permanent

Ever had hepatitis B or C

Permanent

Had hepatitis after age 11

Permanent

Have HIV

Permanent

Received pituitary growth hormone of human origin before 1985

Permanent

Spent 3 months or more in the UK from 1980 - 1996 (Mad Cow disease)

Permanent

Donated only 1 unit of blood in which recipient contracted HIV/HBV

Permanent

Was the only common donor in 2 cases of post-transfusion HIV/HBV in recipient

Permanent

After a blood transfusion

3 months

Got a tattoo in an unregulated state

3 months

Traveled to a malarial endemic country for 2 weeks

3 months

Was a prostitute in 1993

3 months

Had anal sex, a new sex partner, or more than one sexual partner

3 months

Taking HIV PrEP or PEP

3 months

After being given immune serum globulin (HBIG) after blood exposure to hepatitis B

3 months

Needlestick injury

3 months

History of syphilis or gonorrhea

3 months

After using IV drugs

3 months

After taking aspirin for PLT donation

2 days

After giving birth

6 weeks

Malarial infection

3 years after completing treatment

Taking acne / prostate / hair loss medication

1 month after last dose

Taking non-aspirin PLT medication

14 days / 2 weeks

Zika virus infection

>120 days after infection resolves

Taking antibiotics

After finishing them

Had oral surgery

3 days after

Babesia infection

2 years since diagnosis

Incarcerated for 3 days

1 year

Red measles (rubeola) vaccine

2 weeks

Hepatitis B vaccine

21 days

German measles (rubella) vaccine

4 weeks

Mumps vaccine

2 weeks

Oral polio

2 weeks

Yellow fever vaccine

2 weeks

Smallpox vaccine

8 weeks

After exposure and administration of monkeypox vaccine

3 weeks (21 days)

MMR vaccine

4 weeks

Varicella vaccine

4 weeks

Shingles vaccine

4 weeks

Got a tattoo in a regulated state

None

Got IV polio vaccine

None

Had no exposure to monkeypox, vaccine only

None

Cholera vaccine

None

Killed vaccines

None

Routine dental cleaning

None

Taking clotting factors

None

Minimum age requirement

17 years old, 16 years old in some states with permission

Minimum weight requirement

110 lbs

Temperature requirement

< 37.5 C

< 99.5 F

Pulse requirement

50-100 bpm

Systolic BP requirement

90-180 mmHg

Diastolic BP requirement

50-100 mmHg

Female hemoglobin requirement

> 12.5 mg/dL

Male hemoglobin requirement

> 13.0 mg/dL

Hematocrit (Hct) requirement

38%

Autologous hemoglobin requirement

> 11 mg/dL

Autologous hematocrit (hct) requirement

> 33%

Maximum hemoglobin

Max of 20 mg/dL

How often can someone donate 1 unit of blood?

56 days (8 weeks)

How often can someone donate 2 units of blood?

112 days (16 weeks)

How often can someone donate platelets?

Every 7 days, max of 24x a year

How often can someone donate plasma?

Every 28 days