Giving blood - do you?

[lawrencekill]

I just got to give blood, my bloodgroup is - AB, its extrodinairy rare, so I'd say people can pretty much use my blood. I'm only 14 atm tough, but I will give blood :).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AB is extrodinarily rare and special. AB blood can only be give to another person with AB blood and with the correct (rheutus factor)?, or something like that. AB blood can recieve blood from almost any other blood type depending on whether it's AB+ or AB-.

[Nitramosma]

 

 

 

Not sure if this is true, but I heard that homosexual males can't/aren't supposed to give blood due to their tendency to get HIV easier.

 

 

 

Is this true?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are mostly right. Homosexual males who have had intercourse with another man ever are not allowed (at least in the US) to give blood. It is partially due to HIV, but there are other things they are concerned about. For starters all donated blood is screened for HIV and other infections, so if you give blood and you have HIV/AIDS then your blood will not be used in a donation, but they are also afraid of other as of yet undetected infections and diseases. HIV/AIDS was moving silently throughout the homosexual community long before it was ever diagnosed, possibly up to ten years. They are afraid that there are other viruses doing this same thing now and if that is the case someone could get infected blood, but not know until years later. The only reason I know this is because as a homosexual male I always said I would continue giving blood, but now that I know the justification behind their position, I plan to honor it.