Pregnancy - Tissue - Deceased Donors

Essential information

Obligatory

Must not donate if:

  1. Resulted in a malignant (invasive) Hydatidiform mole.
  2. Resulted in a non-malignant (non-invasive) Hydatidiform mole and treatment and follow up is ongoing.
  3. It is less than 7 days from the last dose of methotrexate.
Discretionary

Eyes:

If resulted in malignancy, see Malignancy.

Supporting information

See if relevant
Additional information

Methotrexate is now increasingly used to medically treat ectopic pregnancy, to avoid surgery and protect the fallopian tube. A week is needed for any residual methotrexate to clear the system.

Reason for change:
The addition of information about methotrexate.
Version details:

TD-DSG Edition 203 Release 24 (12 November 2019)