Is it true that women should not donate platelets?

However you must wait 2 days after taking Feldene (piroxicam) before donating platelets by apheresis. Arixtra (fondaparinux), Coumadin, Warfilone, Jantoven (warfarin) and Heparin, are prescription blood thinners- you should not donate since your blood will not clot normally. read more

Any donor associated with a TRALI reaction would be told they cannot donate platelets, and their plasma would be discarded from a whole blood donation. I should mention that men are also screened for HLA antibodies when donating platelets, and would be deferred from donating plasma based products if they had the antibodies. read more

In theory, giving blood while pregnant could cause anemia by depleting your iron. And because donating blood hasn't been proven safe for pregnant women, the American Red Cross and other blood collection organizations in the United States err on the side of caution by not allowing moms-to-be to give blood. Don't donate blood as a brand-new mom either. read more