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Blood Donor: Is it safe to donate blood if you have a blood condition?
Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Dec 23, 2024 | Replies (36)Comment receiving replies
You have a disease and will always have PV, regardless of your numbers. If you were to donate your blood, there is a good chance you would give someone PV. Would you really be happy to know that?
If they tell you that you cannot donate your blood, they tell you that for a good reason.
While it's nice to want to donate blood and your heart is in the right place, you have to think about what your blood would do to another human being. I don't think you would want that on your conscience.
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You raise a very good point here. I had really never considered that the PV might be transmittable because of it being a condition caused by a mutation. I was equating that to be the same as it being genetic.
But you’re right. If the experts are saying it shouldn’t be done, there’s a good reason not to.
Thanks!