Here is all the information you need to make a whole-blood or platelet donation:

• What Should I Expect?
• Can I Donate If...?
• Donor Education Materials 
• Extended Visitor ID Card
• Make an Appointment 
• How to Find Us 

Please contact us to ask questions about types of blood donations.

You can donate blood if you: 

• Are healthy
• Are at least 17 years of age
• Weigh at least 110 pounds.

The tables below address specific situations affecting donation eligibility.  See Can I Donate If...? for more details about medical conditions and/or medications that could affect your eligibility to donate.

Medical Condition	Eligibility
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), individuals at high risk and their partners	cannot donate
Colds and flu within 2 days	cannot donate
Diabetes, on or off medication and under control	can donate
Hepatitis or jaundice after age 11	cannot donate
Pregnancy	cannot donate
Pregnancy, after delivery, miscarriage, abortion	6-week wait
Menstruation	can donate
Cancer, treatment complete and disease-free; most types	2-year wait
Medical Procedures	Eligibility
Surgery, without transfusion (except for autologous blood)	can donate
Surgery, with transfusion	1-year wait
Vaccinations	Eligibility
Measles (rubella); measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR); chicken pox (varicella)	1-month wait
Flu	can donate
Hepatitis A or B	can donate
Other Possible Restrictions	Eligibility
Ear/Body piercing, sterile procedure/equipment used	can donate
Ear/Body piercing, nonsterile procedure/equipment used	1-year wait
Tattooing	1-year wait
Travel outside the United States or Canada	Contact us