Donation Terms

Basic conditions for donation

Conditions for donating whole blood

age 18–65 years, first-time donors only up to 60 years
minimum weight 50 kg
donation intervals:
women 1x every 4 months (3x per year)
men 1x every 3 months (4x per year)
(minimum interval is 10 weeks)
restrictions on blood donation when traveling

Temporary restrictions on blood donation

during menstruation, 3 days before and 3 days after its end
when using any medications including over-the-counter ones (except hormonal contraception and vitamins)
7–10 days after taking NSAIDs (Brufen, Ibuprofen, Aulin, Diclofenac, Surgam) and
medications containing acetylsalicylic acid (Acylpyrin, Aspirin, Anopyrin),
medications containing paracetamol are not a problem (Paralen, Panadol, etc.)
1 week after healing of cold sore
14 days after a minor infection (cold, cough, etc.)
1 month after completing antibiotics
1 month after diarrheal illness
1 month after a tick bite
4 months after surgery
4 months after endoscopic examination
4 months after blood transfusion
4 months after tattoo, piercing
6 months after recovery from Lyme disease
9 months after childbirth, 6 months after stopping breastfeeding
1 year from recovery from hepatitis type A, mononucleosis
for people with high blood pressure – can donate blood if they take only one medication
and have controlled blood pressure
for severe allergy sufferers – can donate blood in mild form of illness,
without acute symptoms and without treatment
in case of vaccination and other unclear situations after consultation with our doctor
1 month after staying outside Europe
1 month after staying in European countries with occurrence of West Nile fever
(information in the Registry)
6 months after staying in malarial areas
1 year after taking antimalarial drugs

Permanent exclusion from blood donation

HIV positive and all those in permanent contact with them
people who have had hepatitis type B and C, and all those in permanent contact with them
drug use
alcoholism
stay during 1980–1996 longer than 12 months in Great Britain and France
cancer
diabetes
heart disease
after transplantation
blood disease
kidney disease
chronic gastrointestinal disease
bronchial asthma
autoimmune disease
epilepsy
multiple sclerosis
glaucoma and retinal inflammation

Foreign blood donor