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Does donating blood plasma lower your immune system ?

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Dr. Peter Ihle answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

No: Just don't over do it. Ur immune system isn't effected but donation 2 often is not healthy.

Answered 9/7/2013

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Not really: You have trillions of cells...we were designed to survive the occasional loss of a few (or few million). Your body compensates rapidly and replaces them.

Dr Shaw and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/5/2017

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