FDA eases rules again for gay men seeking to donate blood

FDA moves to ease rules for blood donations from gay men

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is moving to further ease restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and other groups that typically face higher risks of HIV. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced draft guidelines that would do away with the current three-month abstinence requirement for donations from men who have sex with men. Instead, all potential donors would be screened with a new questionnaire that evaluates their…

FDA Proposes to Ease Restrictions on Gay and Bisexual Men Donating Blood

On Friday, the FDA proposed new guidelines that would remove the restriction that gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships abstain from sex before donating blood. Under the new proposed guidelines, time-based deferrals for men who have sex with men (MSM) and women who have sex with MSM would be eliminated. “The U.S. Food and…

Gay men won't have to abstain to donate blood in the US

Los hombres homosexuales que viven en Estados Unidos y deseen donar sangre, podrán hacerlo sin tener que guardar la abstinencia de tres meses, tal como lo establece una política actual, según anunció el viernes la Administración de Drogas y Alimentos (FDA por sus siglas en inglés). Las normas actuales solo admiten donaciones si un hombre no ha tenido relaciones sexuales con otro hombre durante ese tiempo, reseñó BBC. Con las nuevas reglas prelim…

US set to ease AIDS-era blood donation rules for gay men

American health authorities proposed a further easing on Friday of AIDS-era restrictions on blood donations by gay and bisexual men.Under the current policy, gay and bisexual men, even those in monogamous relationships, must abstain from sex for three months to be eligible to donate blood.The new pr...

FDA Moves to Ease Rules for Blood Donations From Gay Men

The U.S. plans to make it easier for gay and bisexual men to give blood by easing restrictions on groups that typically face higher risks of HIV.

FDA moves to ease rules for blood donations from gay men

The U.S. is moving to further ease restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and other groups that typically face higher risks of HIV.