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Hepatitis C (Expert Forum)
Blood and Organ Donation
Answered by
Douglas Dieterich, MD - Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York - NY
Questions posted in the Hepatitis C Forum are answered by medical professionals from The Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Doctor's Answer
by Douglas Dieterich, MD, Jul 03, 2008 05:51AM
, Jul 03, 2008 05:51AMTo: Steve2727
You cannot donate blood, but you can donate organs. Seems silly but that is the way it is done. Many people are offered HCV + livers if they have HCV already and there is no real issue with it.
Donate your organs! We should all be doing that and with the Holiday weekend coming up all of us who can should donate blood! DTD
Donate your organs! We should all be doing that and with the Holiday weekend coming up all of us who can should donate blood! DTD
Member Comments (2)
by louisianawomen, Jul 03, 2008 05:38AM
To: Steve2727
I know people that got HCV but the virus never became active. They only knew because they went to give blood and it was caught then. It was only the antibodies, but they were told that they could never give blood. My husband who just lives with me and doesn't even have HCV antibodies, can no longer give blood. Go figure that one. The form to give blood ask, "Do you live with someone with HCV?" and you check yes, they don't want your blood.
