Eligibility
Donor Self-Screening Information
 The goal of the UCLA Blood & Platelet Center is to provide patients with
safe blood collected from volunteer donors. Like all other facilities in the nation
that collect blood, we must follow FDA rules about who may donate. Your medical history,
international travel and/or low iron are factors in determining whether or not you may donate.
The following information will help you discover if you are eligible:
AGE: You must be 17 years of age or older; there is no upper age limit.
WEIGHT: You must
weigh 102 pounds or more for whole blood and 110 pounds for platelet donation.
FEELING WELL: You must be well and healthy with no cold or flu symptoms in the past 24
hours (no fever, sore throat, productive cough, stomach/intestinal problems, etc.)
MEDICATION: Most medications
are acceptable. Antibiotics (except for acne) — If you have been ill, it is critical
that the full course of antibiotics be completed at least 48 hours prior to donation and
that you have no more symptoms. Certain oral medications for psoriasis, severe acne, hair
loss or enlargement of the prostate may make it unacceptable for you to donate. Blood pressure
medication is acceptable if your blood pressure is within acceptable limits.
PREGNANCY: You must wait at least 6 weeks after
delivery of a baby.
DENTAL WORK: You must wait at least 24 hours after dental work (including cleaning).
 TRAVEL TO A FOREIGN
COUNTRY: You must not donate if you have traveled to a malaria risk area in the past year.
- You must
not donate if you have visited or lived in the United Kingdom for more than 3 months (total)
between 1980 through 1996.
- You must not donate if you have spent 5 years or more (total)
in Europe since 1980, including time spent in the U.K. from 1980-1996.
- Call prior to scheduling
an appointment if you lived on a US military base in Europe for 6 months or more from 1980-1996,
or if you lived in Africa.
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RECENT SURGERY: Minor: OK if healing is complete.
Major: Generally OK if healing is complete and no blood was transfused (except blood that
you donated for yourself).
TATTOO: Persons who have had a tattoo in the last 12 months must
not donate.
PIERCINGS: Persons who have had an ear, navel or eyebrow piercing in the last
12 months may donate if the procedure was performed in a commercial establishment with sterile
needles or by a physician. You must not donate if you have had a tongue, nose or genital
piercing in the past 12 months.
HEPATITIS: If you had any type of hepatitis at 11 years of age or older, you must not
donate. Close contact in the past 12 months with someone who has hepatitis may also disqualify
you from donation.
HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES—YOU MUST NOT DONATE IF:
- You have taken money or drugs for sex
since 1977
- You are a male who has had sex with another male since 1977
- You have ever injected drugs
not prescribed by a doctor
- You have had sex in the last 12 months with someone who has done
one of the above
- You have had syphilis or gonorrhea in the last 12 months.
Eat well, drink extra fluids (suggest 2 quarts of fluid per day) for two days prior to
your donation, and avoid fatty foods.
WE REQUIRE ID ON THE DAY OF DONATION (PREFERABLY PHOTO
ID).
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