i donate blood with one of my friends every 3 to four months in illinois is heartland blood centers i have done it since high school so it just feels like a regular thing to do
Poll: Donating blood
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Me and the rest of humanity don't like each other anyway, long story. As for me needing a transfusion, so I don't look like a hypocrite I'll refuse it.marcooos said:
Not sure why you deleted your response to me but I'll answer anyway.marcooos said:
Nope I will not remove it, I could fuck a different girl unprotected everyday for years and as long as I didn't know I had an STD I could still give blood, whereas a gay person who has been faithful to one partner for an extended amount of time can't it's based off outdated stereotypes. Also I'm not going to cool people who are afraid of needles pussies as a crippling phobia is not sonething staff want to deal with especially someone who immediately passes out
Apparently you don't read your own thread because male homosexuality sadly is still a big risk group for HIV <url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.820022-Poll-Donating-blood?page=5#19794745>as I said on the last page.
Yes you could do a different woman every day but the risk of HIV infection in receptive vaginal sex is 23 times lower than for anal one and insertive 15 times lower. And gays aren't by far the only factors, you can be permanently excluded if you even once injected illegal drugs, having been or having paid for sexual acts, showing symptoms or having had sex with any person that showed possible symptoms of AIDS (like high fever, night sweats or big weight loss) and having been born, lived in, received blood transfusions in or had sex with someone from Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Niger, or Nigeria since 1977. And a >3 months stay in the UK between 1980 and '96, even if you're a Vegan.
There's a whole bunch of risk groups that get singled out even if it might seem ridiculous, you're just taking one you don't like and calling it homophobia.
Could long-term homosexual couples be allowed to donate? Probably I guess but that's not my call and so far it's looking like there seems to be a definitive increase in promiscuity in the homosexual male population compared to heterosexuals, which is fine in itself but not what you want for a group that already has a higher chance of HIV. Did you know that in 2009 in the US young gay males (13-29) made up 27% of the newly infected?
Yeah, you don't call people with fear of needle pussies. So don't call people who try to keep the chance of accidentally getting infected with an incurable disease a bit lower "backwards arseholes" either. It's not only unprofessional but also completely missing the issue.
Now that I'm actually old enough to do it, I plan on donating blood. I get to help out, nothing *really* bad happens to my system and I get free cookies!
I can't due to my "high risk sexual activity", namely being bi. In Australia it's not a permanent ban though, you can give blood after going without such activity for at least one year. But I suppose it makes sense if there's a legitimate risk, and I'm certainly not going to lie on my application in case I somehow actually did manage to give someone something.
Right now I can't for a while due to recently getting a tattoo. I've heard from several places that I can't donate for 6 months to a year afterwards.
Also, I'm sort of afraid of needles. (Read the first line, and do a double take, I'm a walking contradiction sometimes).
Finally, I've had a LOT of blood drawn from me throughout my life. When I was younger I was on growth hormone, and I would have blood tests several times a year and they drew a LOT of blood from me. From what I remember they drew about enough out of 3-12 year old me to match what an adult can donate. I never liked that feeling I had the rest of the day.
Also, I'm sort of afraid of needles. (Read the first line, and do a double take, I'm a walking contradiction sometimes).
Finally, I've had a LOT of blood drawn from me throughout my life. When I was younger I was on growth hormone, and I would have blood tests several times a year and they drew a LOT of blood from me. From what I remember they drew about enough out of 3-12 year old me to match what an adult can donate. I never liked that feeling I had the rest of the day.
I donated blood twice, each with a three month waiting period between them. There are two more months till I could donate again, and I plan to continue giving blood till I drop dead.
I used to, but not anymore for medical reasons.
As far as I know, most places don't offer rewards except an occasional raffle for something like movie tickets or something like that.
As far as I know, most places don't offer rewards except an occasional raffle for something like movie tickets or something like that.
How often were you donating before? right here we got "once every 2 months only" for multitude reasons this being one of them. your body did produce more blood if you lost blood regulary in the past (this applies to donation, blood trasnfer, wounds, ect), and it did increase pressure unless that contaminatino you mention in some way lowered blood amount (does not need directly drain to be lowered). weins of course dont burst for everyone, but this technically can happen. of course other signs will show before that.Little Woodsman said:
human body adapts to survive. if you constantly loose blood, it will adapt to produce more. if you suddenly stop loosing blood, the production does not simply go off like a switch and coninueto produce more.
As for your living proof, you did produce the same amount of blood. but you did not loose any during that year (as per your assumption), therefore amount of blood inside your body was higher than last year. Now if the amount higher were significant, it will result in increased blood pressure, mre work for your heart, and in extreme cases veins tearing.
Sorry everyone, this was supposed to have quoted Strazdas...it is a reply to the post just above it--don't know why the quote didn't work....
I was donating every 2 months...you know the limit pretty much anyone can. I worked at a blood center at the time, and I was able to check my hematocrit on a regular basis during the year when I didn't donate. It *never* *changed*. It was always 46%, the level that it normally was right before I would donate. The blood "exposure" that I had did *nothing* to affect me, when you work with other people's blood there is potential to get some of it on you. That happened to me. When that happens, you are asked to refrain from donating for 12 months as a cautionary procedure. I didn't catch anything from the donor's blood, we were just being cautious.
I worked with blood and blood donors for *six* and a *half* years.
During my time at the center there were literally *hundreds* of people who were regular donors and then had to take an extended period of time off from donating due to travel & any number of other issues. The overwhelming majority of them
returned to donating after their deferral period was up and *not* *one* of them suffered these effects of over-producing
blood like you describe.
I know what I am talking about.
You are *just* WRONG!
Ask any MD!
I was donating every 2 months...you know the limit pretty much anyone can. I worked at a blood center at the time, and I was able to check my hematocrit on a regular basis during the year when I didn't donate. It *never* *changed*. It was always 46%, the level that it normally was right before I would donate. The blood "exposure" that I had did *nothing* to affect me, when you work with other people's blood there is potential to get some of it on you. That happened to me. When that happens, you are asked to refrain from donating for 12 months as a cautionary procedure. I didn't catch anything from the donor's blood, we were just being cautious.
I worked with blood and blood donors for *six* and a *half* years.
During my time at the center there were literally *hundreds* of people who were regular donors and then had to take an extended period of time off from donating due to travel & any number of other issues. The overwhelming majority of them
returned to donating after their deferral period was up and *not* *one* of them suffered these effects of over-producing
blood like you describe.
I know what I am talking about.
You are *just* WRONG!
Ask any MD!
