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Q: Genital Herpes and giving blood

asked by: nikkeh2010 on May 7th, 2009

New User

I like giving blood and am a regular I recently found out i have genital herpes. Can I still give

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Rosie H

replied on May 7th, 2009

Extremely eHealthy

yes you can as long as you do not have an open or active outbreak

I got this info straight from United Way when I donated.

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