You cannot give blood if you have ever had syphilis or gonorrhoea.
You can give blood 4 months after complete recovery and conclusion of treatment for chlamydia and genital herpes.
You can give blood 2 weeks after complete recovery and conclusion of treatment of genital anal warts.
Contact us for all other STI's not listed.
All donors are tested for infections that can be passed on by blood transfusions. Recent infection may not always show up on testing in the early stages – i.e. in the ‘window period.’ This is why we must take great care in donor selection and why you must not give blood to see if you are infected. If you give blood to see if you are infected you are putting patients’ lives at risk.
If you have any reason to believe you may have acquired an infection through unprotected sex, you should not give blood. Safe sex practices are vital to the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. However, 'protected sex' is not 100% effective; therefore the following apply even if a condom or other form of protection was used.
You must NEVER give blood if:
You think you need a test for HIV or hepatitis.
You or your partner have HIV or HTLV.
You, your partner or close household contacts have hepatitis B or hepatitis C.
You have ever received money or drugs for sex.
You have ever injected, or have been injected with, non-prescribed drugs; even once or a long time ago. This includes body building drugs and injectable tanning agents.
You must NOT give blood for at least 4 months after you last had:
Sex with anyone who has HIV, hepatitis B or C or HTLV.
Sex with anyone who has syphilis or any other sexually transmitted infection.
Sex with anyone who had ever been given money or drugs for sex
Sex with anyone who has ever injected or who has been injected with non-prescribed drugs, even once or a long time ago. This includes body building drugs and injectable tanning agents.
Sex with anyone, including your current partner, who may ever have had sex in parts of the world where HIV is very common. This includes Africa and South East Asia.
If you are female: Sex with a male who has ever had oral or anal sex with another male with or without a condom or other form of protection.
If you are male: Sex with another male, even ‘safer sex’ using a condom or pre-exposure prophylaxis.
All of the above apply even if a condom or other form of protection was used.