The Most Common Reasons For Not Being Able To Give Blood

Temporary Reasons

* Not feeling well for any reason, until symptoms are over.
* Cold, sore throat, respiratory infection, flu, until symptoms are over.
* Difficulty of breathing, shortness of breath, asthma, no difficulty breathing on day of donation.
* Antibiotics, two days after treatment is over if taken for infection.
* Blood transfusion, one year after receiving blood.
* Full–term pregnancy, six weeks after delivery.
* Abortion or miscarriage, six weeks if after the first trimester (12 weeks).
* Surgery, serious injury, when healing is completed.
* Dental work, seventy–two hours after root canal or after extraction of tooth.
* Sexually transmitted disease: Venereal disease, chlamydia, genital herpes, syphilis, gonorrhea.
* Have had sex with a male or female prostitute within the past twelve months..
* Open–heart surgery, three years after surgery.
* Measles, mumps, chicken pox, three weeks from day of exposure.
* Tuberculosis (T.B.), two years after completion of treatment.
* Aspirin.
* Sniffed cocaine or any other restricted drugs within last 12 months.
* A woman who is menstruating, (safer to donate a week after it).