How often can you donate blood!


Question: How often can you donate blood
I donated blood today and i was wondering when I can do it again, people have told me a month and some people have told me 3 months!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


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I go about every three months or so!. I'm due to go again soon, I'm missing the tea and biscuits!Www@Answer-Health@Com

In the US, regulations state that you can donate whole blood every 56 days!.
For platelets it's only 3 days!.

For 2 pints of red blood cells it's every 112 days!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Here it's 3 months (here being Ireland) even at that if you donate that often you can be sickly compared to if you don'tWww@Answer-Health@Com

Well my grandad used to donate blood up until about 5years ago, I'm sure he did it 3 times a year (once every 4 months)!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

4 times for men per year, 2 times for womenWww@Answer-Health@Com

3 times a year
or every 16 weeks (approx 4 months)Www@Answer-Health@Com

every 3 monthsWww@Answer-Health@Com

I'm pretty sure it's 6 weeks!. Www@Answer-Health@Com





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