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Blood donation policies may shift away from restrictions based on sexual orientation, FDA says

Por: ABC7 Health December 03, 2022

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The FDA says it is planning to transition to a screening system that focuses on each person's HIV risk, rather than a blanket sexual orientation.The agency's current blood donation policy places restrictions on blood donations from sexually active gay and bisexual men. They must wait three months from their most recent sexual contact before being considered eligible to donate blood.The policy in place stems from HIV and AIDS crisis,... + full article



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