If you have questions after reviewing the information below, please call the Blood Donor Room at 212-639-7648 or email [email protected].

Incarceration

You may donate blood if it has been more than 12 months since incarceration or sexual contact with someone who was incarcerated. (Applies to incarcerations lasting 72 hours or more.)

Illegal Drug Use

You may not donate blood if you have used illegal intravenous drugs or if you take anabolic steroids intravenously (unless you have a doctor’s prescription) in the past 3 months.

Sexual Contact and STDs

You may donate blood if:

• You have had casual contact with a person who has AIDS.
• You are a caregiver of AIDS patients and use appropriate precautions.
• More than 3 months has passed since you last had sexual contact with a person who has AIDS or who has accepted money or drugs for sex.
• More than 3 months has passed since you were treated for syphilis or gonorrhea.

You may not donate blood if:

• You have tested positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
• You have accepted money or drugs for sex since 1977.

If your sexual partner falls into any of the above categories you must wait 3 months after last sexual contact before donating blood.