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What would be the deal with the question "have you had sex with a man" for donating blood?

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Higher risk for...: ...Blood transmitted diseases (/stds), like hepatitis, syphilis, herpes, hiv. This must be taken into consideration as part of the donor screening process.

Answered 7/20/2013

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