Donating blood is a gesture of humanity that can literally save someone’s life. However, becoming a donor is not as easy as it seems at first glance. In addition to good intentions, you must meet several strict conditions. The donor must be between 18 and 60 years old, weigh at least 50 kilograms and be in good overall health. Before the actual collection, the hemoglobin level is checked to prevent possible complications.
The presenter and actress Barbora Chlebcová also encountered this problem, who became famous in the reality show Girl for a Million and today viewers can see her in the series Dunaj, at your service, where she portrays the character of a local saleswoman. “I wanted to go donate blood today and do a good deed, but it didn’t work out. They sent me to hematology, saying that simply with my iron levels in the blood, it would not be possible to take blood and donate it further. So I’m going straight to the pharmacy to buy iron.” she revealed on the social network. You can find her entire statement in the video above the article.
However, the limitations do not end only with the state of health. A person who has overcome a serious infection, takes certain medications regularly or has a new tattoo or piercing cannot donate blood. Donors are also required not to have undergone surgery in recent months or exposed themselves to risky situations, such as traveling to countries with a higher incidence of infectious diseases. For safety, the distance between individual withdrawals must also be observed. Men can donate blood every three months, women every four.
