Can I donate blood or plasma later on?!
Question:
Can I donate blood or plasma later on?
I have a medical condition called Hashimotos Thyroiditis, I have searched for the answer to this question before, and found nothing. I want to donate blood to the red cross next year, and I want to sell plasma, but I am unsure if my condition prevents me from doing so.
Answers:
Hypothyroid patients who are taking levothyroxine (i.e., Synthroid), Cytomel, Thyrolar, or natural thyroid products like Armour and are in the normal thyroid range can give blood if they don't have any other precluding conditions.
Graves' disease or hyperthyroidism patients who are on antithyroid medicines, or who are not currently in normal thyroid range, cannot give blood.
Anyone with any other autoimmune disease should not give blood, unless they are asymptomatic and off all medications for one month.
-- Hope that helps --