Guidance

Donor selection criteria for men who have had sex with men

SaBTO advice following a review of donor selection criteria for men who have had sex with men as donors of tissues and cells.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 17 October 2013

Applies to England

Documents

Tissues and cells: men who have had sex with men donor selection review

PDF, 6.98 MB, 149 pages

Details

The recommendations from The Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) are detailed in this report, together with information on the approach used and the evidence considered.

SaBTO recommended some changes to current practice, for unrelated adult donors of haematopoietic stem cells, cord blood donors and donors of banked tissues.

Published 17 October 2013