Donate blood with tattoos It is possible, but in the vast majority of hospitals they put conditions. Have you ever wondered why?
If this is the case and you are thinking of donating blood and you have recently had a tattoo, in this post we will see what conditions you can meet and why.
To donate blood with tattoos you have to wait from four months to a year
Although you change from country to country, the waiting time is quite universal. In Spain, for example, to donate blood with tattoos you have to wait four months after your last session. In other countries, you will have to wait about a year. The why is quite simple: if your blood is contaminated, it cannot be used.
How can the blood be contaminated?
Blood can become contaminated by being in contact with a instruments that are not sterile and infected by a contagious disease such as hepatitis C. In addition, when we get a tattoo our immune system suffers (After all, a tattoo is about a wound).
Although the vast majority of establishments demonstrate and use sterile material and are regulated by the relevant health authorities, there are some countries, such as certain states in the United States, that are not yet regulated. Hospitals in these areas tend to cure themselves in health and avoid any risk of contagion, no matter how small, and even if all blood samples are analyzed.
Does this waiting time affect other modifications?
In addition to donating blood with tattoos, other modifications such as having recently had a piercing or having undergone acupuncture without disposable needles, for example, also require a waiting time, usually equal to having a tattoo.
And you, what do you think about donate blood with tattoos? Have you ever found yourself in this situation? Let us know in the comments!