Donor selection guidelines

Sexual activity

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Permanent deferral

Positive test for HIV, HBV or HCV

Temporal deferral

In Norway, you have to wait 12 months before you can donate if you

  • are a man, who has had sex with another man
  • have received money or drugs for sex
  • have a partner who has used non-prescribed drugs

6 months deferral is applied if you

  • are a woman, who has had sex with a man who has sex with other men
  • have had sex with a new partner
  • have had sex with a partner who has injected non-prescribed drugs

Sexual partner from countries outside Western Europe

Other quarantine rules may apply, contact us.