HOW TO DONATE BONE MARROW

Become a bone marrow donor!

To become a voluntary bone marrow donor, you need to go to the nearest blood center in your city, register with REDOME е collect a blood sample (10 mL) for an HLA typing test.

WHAT IS REQUIRED?

• To be between 18 and 35 years old.

• An official identity document with photo. 

• To be in good general health.

• Not have any illnesses that would prevent you from registering to donate bone marrow.

PREVENTED FROM REGISTERING AND DONATING

AIDS/HIV

• People diagnosed with HIV (AIDS) cannot register with REDOME.

  
  

HEPATITIS

• Hepatitis A: People who have been cured are free to register and donate.

• Hepatitis B: People with a negative viral load can be registered and subsequently evaluated for donation.

• Hepatitis C: Registration will not be allowed.

CANCER

• For all types of cancer, registration and donation will NOT be allowed, EXCEPT for skin cancer - Basal Cell Carcinoma and Cervical Cancer, if they have only been treated with surgery.

  
  

AUTOIMMUNE / RHEUMATOLOGICAL DISEASES

• Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Lupus

• Fibromyalgia

• Multiple Sclerosis

• Guillain-Barré Syndrome

• Purpura

• Antiphospholipid Syndrome

• Sjögren's Syndrome

• Crohn's Disease

• Ankylosing Spondylitis

HYPERTHYROIDISM

EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

DRUG USE

• Chronic alcoholism

PSYCHIATRIC DISEASE

• Schizophrenia: Registration prevented.

• Bipolar disorder: No registration.

ALLOWED TO REGISTER AND DONATE 

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

• Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves' disease successfully treated and clinical situation stable.

• Psoriasis controlled, only if topical medication is used.

• Vitiligo, without the use of medication. 

  
  

EPILEPSY

• Registration is allowed in cases of controlled disease, without the use of medication and a crisis for more than three years.

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SEXUALLY TRANSMISSIBLE INFECTIONS (STIs)

• Registration is allowed in cases of treated STIs (Herpes, HPV, Chlamydia and Syphilis).

ASMA

• You can only register and donate if you use an inhaler.

HYPOTHYROIDISM

PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

PSYCHIATRIC DISEASE

• Depression

DIABETES

People diagnosed with diabetes should consult their doctor to analyze their current clinical situation:

• Diabetes that is well controlled, either by diet or medication, will be allowed to register.

• Diabetes in which insulin or other injectable medication is needed to treat the disease itself or kidney, heart, nerve or eye diseases (related to diabetes), registration will not be allowed.

TYPES OF DONATION:

Bone marrow donation can be done in two ways, by puncture or apheresis. 

The decision on which method to use is made exclusively by the attending physicians.

PUNCTURE: A procedure performed under anesthesia in which bone marrow is removed from the inside of the pelvic bone by means of punctures.

It requires a 24-hour hospital stay and pain may occur at the puncture site in the first few days, which can be alleviated with the use of painkillers.

Recovery time is around 15 days.

AFFERESIS: A method in which the donor takes medication for five days in order to increase the production of circulating stem cells in their blood. 

During the use of this substance, bone and muscle pain may occur, as well as a headache. After this period, the donation is carried out using an apheresis machine, which collects the blood through two of the donor's veins, one in each arm, or a deep vein, separating the stem cells and returning the blood components that are not needed by the patient. There is no need for hospitalization or anesthesia. Nausea, numbness, a cold sensation and bruising at the access site may occur.

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