Interesting, I wonder if that has anything to do with drug usage with shared needles rather than just sex alone.Quote:
Originally Posted by conservative
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Interesting, I wonder if that has anything to do with drug usage with shared needles rather than just sex alone.Quote:
Originally Posted by conservative
It says heterosexual sex, however you may well be right. There are still more men getting it, but the gap has closed significantly.Quote:
Originally Posted by -:Undertaker:-
I'll be honest though, HIV in the UK isn't a strong topic - I know more about it in other countries.
I've always wanted to donate blood but I've been too small for most of my life and I have iron deficiency anemia which doesn't seem to want to go away. I've had it for 10 years and I wish the doctors would tell me why I have it because usually it goes away after a while.. I assume it's something to do with my bodies ability to take in iron properly. But yeah that stops me from donating as I've already got a lower amount of red blood cells in my body which are less oxygenated than normal blood cells so it would probably do me a significant amount of damage to donate :')
It's a shame really because I have AB- blood which is the rarest type of blood and I can't donate
I'm 20 years old already, but I'm guessing I'm too short or weigh too little to donate?Quote:
Sorry, your estimate blood volume is less than 3500ml, unfortunately you are unable to donate until after your 20th birthday.
In the last thread I said yes I would like to donate, but now I'm likely not eligible
But if I found out I could then I would still like to
Height or weight on their own doesn't matter; it's about blood volume. So if you don't weigh much but are still very short, you might be able to donate. There's a link in the OP to find out if you can.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samanfa
I enjoy getting my blood taken but I haven't donated yet. It is something that I have thought about and is no doubt something i'd do in the future!
I registered and was willing to give blood but they wouldn't let me as I had only recovered from swine flue two weeks prior :P Scares the crap out of me but if I ever remember I will more than likely. Not sure on my blood type.
This thread just wishes I could give it, even if I have a common type. Unfortunately I've had a transfusion which is kind of bollocks, but oh well.
Yo @Empired; or @Shar; you might know.
What's the average amount of time it takes to actually give blood (from when it comes out your arm > pint full). I'm sure I found it online ages ago but googling didn't help me.
I only ask cause today it took me 4 minutes which I thought was quite quick, especially considering it took me 9 minutes last time :P