| Medical Conditions |
Eligibility |
| Kidney Infection |
You may donate if it has been 48 hours since you finished taking antibiotics and you have no symptoms. |
| Kidney Stones |
You may donate if you have resumed full activity and there are no signs of infection |
| Leishmaniasis |
You may NOT donate blood. |
| Leprosy |
You may NOT donate blood. |
| Leukemia |
You may NOT donate blood. |
| Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) |
You may NOT donate blood. |
| Lyme Disease |
You may donate if it has been 48 hours since completion of treatment and you have no symptoms. |
| Lymphoma |
You may NOT donate blood. |
| Measles |
You may donate if you have been explosed to the Measles but only if you have already had it or been vaccinated against it. Otherwise you must wait three weeks from the time of exposure. |
| Melanoma |
You may NOT donate blood. |
| Miscarriage |
You may NOT donate for six weeks following a miscarriage that occurs after the first trimester. |
| Mitral Valve Prolapse |
You may donate if you are not on any medications for this condition and you have no restrictions on activity. |
| Mononucleosis |
You may donate if you have no symptoms and it has been 3 weeks since you were exposed to the disease. |
| Mycosis Fungoides |
You may NOT donate blood. |
| Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma |
You may donate if you have completed therapy. |
| Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria |
You may NOT donate blood. |
| Pericarditis |
You may donate if 48 hours have passed since you were treated for this condition. |
| Polycythemia |
You may NOT donate blood. |
| Porphyria Cutanea Tarda |
You may NOTdonate blood. |
| Pregnancy |
You may NOT donate during pregnancy or for six weeks following delivery. |
| Pulmonary Embolism |
You may donate if it has been six months since the condition was resolved and you are not taking medication for this condition. |
| Pyelonephritis |
You may NOT donate blood. |
| Respiratory Infection |
It must be at least seven days since the onset of any cold symptoms (congestion, cough, sore throat, fever) and you must have no symptoms at the time of donation. |
| Reticuloendotheliosis |
You may NOT donate blood. |
| Rheumatic Heart Disease |
You may donate if there is no cardiac damage or restrictions on your activity. |
| Ringworm |
You may donate if the condition is not in the area where the needle will be inserted. |
| Sarcoidosis |
You may donate if it has been one year since you last had symptoms. |
| Sickle Cell Anemia |
-You may donate if you have the Sickle Cell trait.
You may NOT donate if...
- you have Sickle Cell Anemia.
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| Skin Infection (Poison Ivy or Psoriasis) |
You may donate if it is a mild skin disorder without a secondary infection and the area where the needle will be inserted is clear. |
| Spherocytosis |
You may NOT donate blood. |
| Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
You may donate if the cancer has been completely removed and the area has healed. |
| Stitches |
You may donate after the stitches have been removed and the wound has healed. |
| Strep Throat |
You may donate if you were exposed to someone with strep throat but you have no symptoms of the illness. |
| Stroke |
You may donate if it has been more than one year since your stroke and you have written approval from your physician dated within six months on the donation date specifying whether you may donate blood or platelets |
| Thalassemia Minor |
-You may donate if you have the Thalassemia trait.
You may NOT donate
-if you have Thalassemia Major. |
| Transverse Myelitis |
You may NOT donate blood. |
| Trypanosomiasis |
You may NOT donate blood. |
| Tuberculosis |
You may donate if you have no symptoms after therapy is completed and you are no longer under a physician's care, or you have a negative reactive skin test, or you have had a negative chest x-ray, or you are taking Isoniazid for conversion of skin test with no disease. |
| Ulcer |
You may donate. |
| Ulcerative Colitis |
You may donate if you have no symptoms. |
| Urinary Tract Infection |
You may donate if it has been 48 hours since you have finished taking antibiotics and you have no symptoms.
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| West Nile Virus |
This illness is transmitted by mosquitoes and causes flu-like symptoms in certain individuals. The peak time period for contracting West Nile virus is between the months of June and November. This illness can be infrequently transmitted by blood transfusions and organ transplants. The FDA has recommended that donors be asked the following question.
If you have been diagnosed as having West Nile virus, you may NOT donate for 120 days from the onset of symptoms or the diagnosis, whichever is the later date.
If you have any questions about West Nile virus related to donating blood or receving a blood transfusion, please call the Donor Room at 212-639-7643. |
| Xenotransplantation |
You may NOT donate blood. |
| Yeast Infection |
You may donate. |
