Blood Donations by Men who Have Sex with Men

In January 1983, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carried out menopausal contact (MSM) to postpone blood donation indefinitely because of the high rate of HIV / AIDS infection in this population and was infected by blood transfusion I was doubted. I am sick. This restriction is still effective, and men who have established sexual relations with other men since 1977 were excluded from donation due to the date before the epidemic of AIDS began. As this group is still a partner, it's a minority partner, those engaged in safe sex, as well as long-range monogamous people

Australia is not the permanent extension, it is one of the first countries in the world to offer 12 months of blood donation to men who have sex with men. Between 1996 and 2000, this approach was gradually implemented in Australian states and territories (9). According to the Australian Red Cross Blood Donor Selection Guidelines (15), men with sexual relations with men are now postponed donation if there is contact within the past 12 months.

In many countries, men who have sex with men were put off for blood donation. However, in recent years and months, many countries have revised the policy on blood donation requirements for men who have sex with men. These revisions are caused by concerns over the progress of screening tests, epidemiological evidence of infection rates, and unfair discrimination against certain groups, including men who have sex with men (1). It is difficult to accurately assess the impact of changes in blood donation policy for men who have sex with men. Because most blood service departments do not publish HIV surveillance data. However, in recent years there were several studies that shortened the delay for men who had sex with men (3, 5 - 8).