Donation Conditions

Basic conditions for donation

Conditions for whole blood donation

Age 18-65, first-time donors only up to 60 years of age
minimum weight 50 kg
donation intervals:
women 1x every 4 months (3x per year)
men 1x every 3 months (4x per year)
(minimum interval is 10 weeks)

Temporary donation restrictions

during menstruation, 3 days before and 3 days after menstruation
when taking medicines, including over-the-counter medicines (except hormonal contraceptives and vitamins)
7-10 days after taking NSAIDs (Brufen, Ibuprofen, Aulin, Diclofenac, Surgam) and
drugs containing acetylsalicylic acid (Acylpyrine, Aspirin, Anopyrine),
drugs containing paracetamol do not matter (Paralen, Panadol, etc.)
1 week after healing of the cold sore
14 days after a mild infection (cold, cough, etc.)
1 month after antibiotics
1 month after diarrhoeal disease
1 month after a tick bite
4 months after surgery
4 months after endoscopic examination
4 months after blood transfusion
4 months after tattoo, piercing
6 months after cure of Lyme disease
9 months after giving birth, 6 months after stopping breastfeeding
1 year after cure of hepatitis A, mononucleosis
for people with high blood pressure - they can give blood if they take only one medicine
and have compensated blood pressure
severe allergy sufferers - they can give blood for milder forms of the disease,
without acute problems and without treatment
in case of vaccinations and other uncertainties after discussion with our doctor
1 month after a stay outside Europe
1 month after a stay in European countries with the disease
West Nile fever (information in the Register)
6 months after a stay in malarial areas
1 year after taking antimalarials

Permanent donor exclusion

HIV positive and all those in permanent contact with them
people who have had hepatitis B and C and all those in permanent contact with them
drug use
alcoholism
residence of more than 12 months in the UK and France between 1980 and 1996
cancer
diabetes
heart disease
post-transplant
blood diseases
kidney disease
chronic gastrointestinal diseases
bronchial asthma
autoimmune diseases
epilepsy
multiple sclerosis
glaucoma and retinitis

Foreign donor