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Contents:

• CAN GAY MEN DONATE PLASMA?
• GAY MEN STILL UNABLE TO DONATE BLOOD AND PLASMA SPE NEW FDA GUIL. HERE'S WHY.
• LETTG GAY MEN DONATE BLOOD COULD HELP SOLVE A MAJOR HEALTH CRISIS

CAN GAY MEN DONATE PLASMA?

Thanks to efforts by LGBTQ+ advot, the FDA revised s l 2020, allowg gay men to donate blood and plasma. However, gay men still face stricter eligibily requirements when to plasma donatn.

Can Gay Men Donate Plasma?

Thanks to new FDA regulatns released 2020, gay men n donate plasma. Gay men mt absta om sex wh another man for three months prr to donatg plasma.

GAY MEN STILL UNABLE TO DONATE BLOOD AND PLASMA SPE NEW FDA GUIL. HERE'S WHY.

Even if a gay man is a long-term, monogamo relatnship wh another man, he still mt absta om sex wh that man for three months prr to donatn. Navigatg the new regulatns on plasma donatn for gay men n be plited.

Addnal Consiratns for Gay Men Donatg Plasma. Even though gay men are allowed to donate plasma, there are addnal nsiratns.

LETTG GAY MEN DONATE BLOOD COULD HELP SOLVE A MAJOR HEALTH CRISIS

Gay men mt absta om sex wh other men for three months before donatn.

For gay men who have sex wh men, that means they'll need to absta nsistently to donate monthly. After the Food and Dg Admistratn changed the l for blood donatns om gay and bisexual men earlier this month, ronavis survivor L Estok saw an opportuny to help other patients rever om the years, the FDA has rtricted men who have had sex wh men the precedg year om donatg blood, but loosened s l on April 2 as a way to addrs a sharp drop donors durg the ronavis days, Estok tried to donate blood plasma for a tt program New York Cy that treats severely ill COVID-19 patients wh plasma om patients who have veloped antibodi and revered om the disease.