Real members of MyLupusTeam have posted questions and answers that support our community guidelines, and should not be taken as medical advice. Looking for the latest medically reviewed content by doctors and experts? Visit our resource section. Show Can We Donate Blood Or Plasma?posted about 7 years ago A MyLupusTeam Member said: Actually, you can donate plasma if it's for medical research. There are only special, FDA licensed centers that are approved to do so and they pay patients to participate so you can make money doing it. It's physician supervised for safety too. They pay $300-500 per plasma donation. Just google places that offer it like Plasma MedResearch, Biobanx, Physicians Plasma Alliance, etc to name a few. But no, you can't donate plasma for regular blood banks and plasma centers. Hope that helps! posted almost 7 years ago A MyLupusTeam Member said: I was told as well 30+ years ago due to ITP that I could not donate blood. Various reasons anemia, individual blood products not healthy enough and no research to confirm that I could not pass the disease to someone else. Can"t see that Lupus would be any different. posted about 7 years ago A MyLupusTeam Member said: I was told no; however it is a good idea that you, pending on your blood type, bank your blood for yourself. That way incase of an emergency that you have blood banked for personal use if needed. . Unfortunately with lupus being an autoimmune disease we cannot donate blood for others. Sorry. :( posted about 7 years ago A MyLupusTeam Member said: No posted about 7 years ago A MyLupusTeam Member said: I was told I could not. This is due that the doctor told me in fear that I would become anemic posted about 7 years ago  We are currently searching for patients who have SLE to participate by donating plasma for research and for manufacturing into controls for test kits. Your plasma is needed to help others be diagnosed, without plasma donors the very test kit(s) there aided your physician in your diagnosis runs the risk of going on back order hindering the timely and accurate diagnosis of other patients. Plasma is the clear honey colored component of the red blood cells which house various nutrients as well as the antibodies for your diagnosis. These antibodies are separated during the plasmapheresis process and then you receive your red cells back thru the donation. Plasma is very similar to donating blood say at a blood drive or the red cross but you can do it more frequently. When you donate whole blood you can only do so every 56 days (8 weeks) as it takes your body a while to rebuild the red blood cells that were donated. Because you get the red cells back thru plasmapheresis you can safely donate 2x in a 7 day period as your body replenishes plasma within a 24-48 hour period. Some patients have said that when they donate plasma they get temporary relief of their symptoms because we have removed some of the antibodies from their body in turn giving them a bit of relief. We are currently looking for those who have the SLE/Lupus diagnosis and have high levels of the dsDNA antibody (Double-Stranded) for this program. To learn more and to inquire please visit us at the blow link or call us at 800-510-4003 to discuss it further. All of our programs are HIPAA compliant (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act) and your information is never shared with outside sources. Visit us today at http://www.accessclinical.com to learn more. “Basic donor Requirements”
Autoimmune Disease
Update InformationThis entry was last updated in: Can you give blood if you have an autoimmune disease?A health services provider in California, called Providence Health & Services, agrees that autoimmune patients cannot or should not donate blood, stating that people with autoimmune diseases such as Crohn's disease, lupus, MS, and RA have a “permanent deferral” from giving blood.
Why cant you donate blood if you have lupus?Since antibodies found in the blood are the primary cause for concern surrounding blood donations from people with lupus, plasma donation is usually discouraged. Red blood cells and platelets from people with lupus are generally considered "safe."
Why can't people with autoimmune disease donate blood?In the past, people with autoimmune types of arthritis and other autoimmune diseases were banned from donating blood. This was due to concerns that circulating autoantibodies (antibodies that mistakenly destroy healthy cells) in people with autoimmune diseases could transfer from donor to recipient.
Can I donate blood if I take hydroxychloroquine?Must not donate if:
If donor is being treated with Methotrexate, Sulfasalazine or Hydroxychloroquine as maintainance treatment for Arthritis or to treat alopecia and has no associated cardiovascular disease, accept.
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