Can you give blood if you have a tattoo?

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The National Blood Service - UK You should not give blood if: 1: You've already given blood in the last 12 weeks (normally, you must wait 16 weeks). 2: You have a chesty cough, sore throat or active cold sore (although the end of a cold is OK). 3: You're currently taking antibiotics or you have just finished a course within the last seven days. 4: You've had hepatitis or jaundice in the last 12 months, likewise any ear or body piercing or tattoos, or you have received a blood transfusion yourself. 5: You've had acupuncture in the last 12 months outside the NHS (unless you can produce the approved certificate from your acupuncturist or physiotherapist). 6: A member of your family (parent, brother, sister or child) has suffered with CJD (Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease). 7: You've ever received human pituitary extract (which was used in some growth hormone or fertility treatments before 1985). Body piercing Anyone who has had anything pierced, including ears (and anywhere else - we won't ask) need only wait a year before they can donate again. https://secure.blood.co.uk/vi_c11_cant.html Jan 02 03, 11:26 PM