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About Donating

Here is all the information you need to make a whole-blood or platelet donation:

Please contact us to ask questions about types of donations.

Am I Eligible to Donate?

You can donate blood or platelets if you:

  • Are healthy
  • Are at least 17 years of age
  • Weigh at least 110 pounds.

The tables below address specific situations affecting donation eligibility. See Can I Donate If...? for more details about medical conditions and/or medications that could affect your eligibility to donate.

Medical ConditionEligibility
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), individuals at high risk and their partnerscannot donate
Colds and flu within 2 dayscannot donate
Diabetes, on or off medication and under controlcan donate
Hepatitis B or Ccannot donate
Pregnancycannot donate
Pregnancy, after delivery, miscarriage, abortion6-week wait
Menstruationcan donate
Cancer, treatment complete and disease-free; most types2-year wait
  
Medical ProceduresEligibility
Surgery, without transfusion (except for autologous blood)wait varies with procedure
Surgery, with transfusion3-month wait
  
VaccinationsEligibility
Measles (rubella); measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR); chicken pox (varicella)1-month wait     
Flucan donate
Hepatitis A or Bcan donate
COVID-19 Vaccinecan donate
  
Other Possible RestrictionsEligibility
Ear/Body piercing, sterile procedure/equipment usedcan donate
Ear/Body piercing, nonsterile procedure/equipment used3-month wait
Tattooing3-month wait
Travel outside the United States or CanadaContact us