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Obligatory | Must not donate if: a) The potential donor required treatment.
b) The potential donor did not require treatment and it is less than 12 months since the infected partner has completed treatment. |
Discretionary | a) If the potential donor did not require treatment and it is more than 12 months from the last sexual contact with the infected partner, accept. b) If the potential donor did not require treatment and it is more than 12 months since the infected partner has completed treatment, accept. |
See if Relevant | Blood Safety Entry |
Additional Information | Certain sexually transmitted infections, such as syphilis and gonorrhoea, are more likely to be associated with other sexually transmitted infections that can be passed on through donation than others. For these, a 12 month deferral is required so that there is less risk of infections being missed by the Blood Services and then being passed on to a recipient of donated material. |
Information | This entry is compliant with the Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005. |
Update Information | This entry was last updated in: DSG-WB Edition 203, Release 05. |
Reason for change | Further discretionary advice has been added to allow acceptance of donors whose partners have completed treatment over 12 months ago for syphilis. |