Sexually transmitted disease - Tissue - Live Donors
Also known as: STD
Scenarios
Affected individual
- Includes
- Excludes
- Obligatory
See: is there is a specific entry for the disease?
Must not donate.
- Discretionary
If fully treated, at least three months from completion of treatment, accept. Additionally, for gonorrhoea, evidence of a test of cure after treatment is required. This may be a verbal confirmation, provided by the donor.
Sexual partner of affected individual
- Includes
- Excludes
- Obligatory
See: is there is a specific entry for the disease with which there has been contact?
Must not donate if:
- Donor required treatment and it is less than three months since completing that treatment.
- Donor did not require treatment and it is less than three months from the last sexual contact with the infected partner.
- Discretionary
- Donor did not require treatment and it is more than three months since the infected partner has completed treatment, accept.
- Donor required treatment: if fully treated, and if it is at least three months from completion of treatment, accept. Additionally, for gonorrhoea, evidence of a test of cure after treatment is required. This may be a verbal confirmation, provided by the donor.
- If the donor’s sexual partner has been diagnosed with chlamydia (except lymphogranuloma venereum, see 2 above), genital warts or genital herpes and the donor is asymptomatic and not undergoing treatment or investigation, accept.
- Additional information
Guidelines (NICE, BASHH) recommend that current sexual partners of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) probable or confirmed individuals should receive testing and empiric treatment with a chlamydial regimen. They can be accepted 3 months after completion of treatment.
Supporting information
- Reason for change:
- 'See if Relevant' links have been updated.
- Version details:
TL-DSG Edition 203 Release 61 (13 October 2025)