Obligatory | Must not donate if:
a) Under investigation.
b) Malignant.
c) Less than six months from treatment with radioactive iodine therapy.
d) Less than 24 months from stopping treatment with anti-thyroid tablets.
e) Less than 8 weeks since commencing thyroid replacement therapy (thyroxine). |
Discretionary | If on stable maintenance thyroid replacement therapy (thyroxine) and there have been no dose changes in the last 4 weeks, accept. |
See if Relevant | Autoimmune Disease
Malignancy
Surgery |
Additional Information | An over or an under active thyroid increases the risk of heart disease.
Treatments used to treat an overactive thyroid are potentially harmful to the unborn child of a transfused mother. |
Reason for change | The acceptance criteria for donors on long term thyroxine has been reviewed. |
Donor Information | If you wish to obtain more information regarding a personal medical issue please contact your National Help Line.
Please do not contact this web site for personal medical queries, as we are not in a position to provide individual answers. |