will the Red Cross notify me if my blood reveals that I am pregnant? Or do they only test for stuff like HIV?
2007-10-18 10:52:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
No, they only test for communicable diseases like HIV, hepatitis, etc; as well as the hemoglobin test they do at the drive.
No pregnancy test, since that wouldn't affect blood recipients.
2007-10-18 10:59:19 · answer #1 · answered by Nurse Susan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do not check for pregnancy. The only check for issues that would infect someone with a disease.
From the Red Cross website:
Samples of the blood donation are simultaneously sent to one of nine Red Cross National Testing Laboratories to be tested for transmissible diseases. In the component lab, the blood is separated into its components: red blood cells, platelets and plasma. The products are then placed in quarantined, temperature-controlled refrigeration units until the test results are received (usually 12-16 hours later) and the blood can be released for distribution or destroyed.
2007-10-18 11:06:34 · answer #2 · answered by Tony T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, they do not test to see if you are pregnant. If you have HIV or some other communicable disease, they will notify you because they don't want you to donate again until you've been treated or retested. That is how my neighbor's son found out he had Hepatitis C.
2007-10-18 10:56:18 · answer #3 · answered by CarbonDated 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they do not test for pregnancy, its not necessary for them to do so
2007-10-18 11:06:45 · answer #4 · answered by LuckyMama06 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think that they test for pregnancy
just diseases
2007-10-18 11:06:08 · answer #5 · answered by Charlee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think they do..
Heck, im not sure
2007-10-18 10:55:35 · answer #6 · answered by BB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that they can tell that
2007-10-18 11:00:11 · answer #7 · answered by kajal c 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋