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Does donating blood plasma lower your immune system ?
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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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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.
Answered 1/5/2017
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