Contraceptive use - Whole Blood and Components

Essential information

Obligatory

Discretionary

Accept.

Supporting information

See if relevant

• Anaesthetic
• Pregnancy
• Surgery

Additional information

If a female donor has been pregnant in the last nine months, see Pregnancy.

The use of contraceptives should not normally be a reason to defer a donor. However if surgery (leaving a wound), a local anaesthetic or sedation was required to introduce a contraceptive within the last seven days, please see the Surgery or Anaesthesic entry as appropriate.

Reason for change:

Advice in additional information has been brought in line with that for Surgery and Anaesthesia.

Version details:

WB-DSG Edition 203 Release 04 Issue 02 (01 February 2011)