Can I Donate Blood After Having Hepatitis B?
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD
Is it possible to donate blood after having hepatitis B?
Hepatitis B is one of the that cause hepatitis. One way that someone can become infected with the hepatitis B virus is through blood.
People infected with hepatitis B may carry the virus without even knowing it. They can pass it to others through blood or sexual contact. Because of this, anyone who has ever tested positive for hepatitis B cannot donate blood.
It's not just hepatitis B that affects who can donate blood. Other types of viral hepatitis, HIV, and some infections can mean that a person can't give blood.
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD
Date reviewed: August 2018