Here is all the information you need to make a whole-blood or platelet donation:
Please contact us to ask questions about types of donations.
Am I Eligible to Donate?
You can donate blood or platelets 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 B or C | 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) | wait varies with procedure |
| Surgery, with transfusion | 3-month 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 |
| COVID-19 Vaccine | can donate |
| Other Possible Restrictions | Eligibility |
| Ear/Body piercing, sterile procedure/equipment used | can donate |
| Ear/Body piercing, nonsterile procedure/equipment used | 3-month wait |
| Tattooing | 3-month wait |
| Travel outside the United States or Canada | Contact us |