When someone in need of blood gets infected with the Human Papillomavirus or HPV, it can cause painful and often debilitating complications. Although the virus is rare, it can be passed from person to person, making it almost impossible to get tested unless you are pregnant, and even then, only if you have been tested beforehand. Blood donation centers offer this service if you do not have the disease, but it is not a substitute for getting tested and/or having an HPV test.
So when you do get infected, you have to find a place to donate blood within a certain time frame. This can be as little as 15 minutes or as long as 48 hours. So if you are infected with HPV and you live within 30 miles of a blood donation center, you can probably donate. If you live outside of these 30-mile range you may have to find a donor in a different area.
I am only aware of one blood center that offers this service, and it is very much in the same neighborhood as my home. And if you do get an HPV test at a center, you have to wait to have it done. It’s only after you get the results of your test that you know if you’re infected.
I am not a doctor, so I cannot give legal advice.
I don’t know whether you can donate blood if you have HPV, but you can donate blood if you have it. But it is unlikely that you will be able to donate blood if you have it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 2 out of every 1,000 men will develop HPV when they are sexually active. So it is a good bet that the vast majority of those who would donate blood have it.
In the same way that HIV is transmitted through sexual contact, HPV can be transmitted through any contact with the blood supply. In fact, the most common site of infection is the mouth. The oral cavity is the most common site for HPV to be found. So if you would like to donate blood, your oral cavity is a safe place to do so.
Like many things in life, if you have HPV, you need to be willing to take precautions. You should wash your hands regularly, and, because of the HPV virus, your oral health has been reduced to nothing more than a nuisance. It doesn’t mean that you don’t have any risk of contracting HPV from your mouth, but it is something you should take extra care of.
Yeah, it can be a nuisance. But it’s also pretty cool, like, because you can give blood, you can do everything. It’s a great way to help others. And, in the case of HPV, it can give you a huge boost in confidence that you’re doing something good for those you’re helping.
So what do you do? You go to the hospital and get your mouth checked. It’s a pain in the ass compared to a regular checkup. But it’s worth it. You can usually get a blood test for your HPV antibody level, so you can tell if its there or not. And you can donate your blood if you have it, so you can save a life.
As for how to donate blood, it’s really as simple as asking your doctor. A blood test, however, is more complicated to get, because it’s an immunization. You have to wait two years for the antibody to kick in and then wait another year for the antibodies to decline. So if you’re a regular, healthy person like me, you have to wait 20 years for your anti-HPV antibodies to kick in.