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Can Blood Be Donated While Being Tested Postitive For HPV?
Hello, My boy friend is a truck driver, and I was scared of a few things so I went for blood work, now I am positive for HPV, and I,m on med,s , I have a great doctor, My qeaustion is Can I still give blood when the blood mobile comes??? Please let me know, Thank You, Deborah Phillips
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
Human papilloma virus ( HPV) is not transmitted by blood or blood products.
Thus, testing positive for HPV is not a contraindication for blood donation.
The infections transmitted from blood are HIV, Hepatitis, syphilis, cytomegaovirus, malaria and other blood parasites.
However, HPV infection places you at high risk for squamous cell carcinoma of genital tract and upper aero-digestive tract.
Thus, get the test again after taking medication.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
Human papilloma virus ( HPV) is not transmitted by blood or blood products.
Thus, testing positive for HPV is not a contraindication for blood donation.
The infections transmitted from blood are HIV, Hepatitis, syphilis, cytomegaovirus, malaria and other blood parasites.
However, HPV infection places you at high risk for squamous cell carcinoma of genital tract and upper aero-digestive tract.
Thus, get the test again after taking medication.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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