Trans individuals
Donors who have had lower genital gender affirming surgery
Donors who have had lower genital gender affirming surgery are currently deferred from donating blood for three months after their surgery. After three months, donors are screened in their gender.
Our criteria are changing by Sept. 30, 2022 to ask gender-neutral sexual behavior-based questions. When that happens, we will no longer ask trans donors about gender-affirming surgery.
For more information and to see if you are eligible to donate, please call 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283) to speak directly with a registered nurse. Your call is private, and your personal information is protected.
Donors who have not had lower genital gender affirming surgery
Donors who have not had lower genital gender affirming surgery are currently asked screening questions based on the sex assigned to them at birth. For example, trans women who have not had lower gender affirming surgery, will be asked if they have had sex with a man in the last three months. If the response is yes, they will be deferred for three months after their last sexual contact with a man.
Our criteria are changing by Sept. 30, 2022 to ask gender-neutral sexual behavior-based questions. When that happens, we will no longer ask trans donors about the sex assigned to them at birth.
For more information and to see if you are eligible to donate, please call 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283) to speak directly with a registered nurse. Your call is private, and your personal information is protected.