Giving blood on cycle-a recipient view?

[Macgyver123]

Hi all. I know that sometimes you need to give blood on cycle in order to reduce red blood count but as someone who likes to donate. Is there a medical reason why my "on cycle" blood would be bad for a recipient?


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[RickRock]

Hi all. I know that sometimes you need to give blood on cycle in order to reduce red blood count but as someone who likes to donate. Is there a medical reason why my "on cycle" blood would be bad for a recipient?


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Nope. Nothing to worry about whatsoever. They take one pint of blood which is less than 10% of your blood volume. That would mean the blood serum levels and concentrations of compounds in your body would be reduced by at least 90% when given to a recipient and that's not even taking into account how long the blood sits as the concemtration goes down based on half lives.

 

[Dr.JJ]

In the series of questions they ask you if you want them to give your blood to recipients. Simply say no if you feel uncomfortable with it. It is anonymous and a blind answer. I haven't done it in a while, but I believe it's a bar code sticker you put at the top of the page. One is for Yes and the other is for no.

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[ironlifter36]

In the series of questions they ask you if you want them to give your blood to recipients. Simply say no if you feel uncomfortable with it. It is anonymous and a blind answer. I haven't done it in a while, but I believe it's a bar code sticker you put at the top of the page. One is for Yes and the other is for no.

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If you say no, then what do they do with the blood?

 

[DylanGemelli]

Nope. Nothing to worry about whatsoever. They take one pint of blood which is less than 10% of your blood volume. That would mean the blood serum levels and concentrations of compounds in your body would be reduced by at least 90% when given to a recipient and that's not even taking into account how long the blood sits as the concemtration goes down based on half lives.

perfectly said here brother

 

[Dr.JJ]

If you say no, then what do they do with the blood?

I believe they discard it.

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