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# Contraceptive use - Whole blood and components

## Essential information

Discretionary

  Accept.

## Supporting information

See if relevant
  - Anaesthetic
  - Pregnancy
  - Surgery
Additional information

  If a female donor has been pregnant in the last 9 months, see Pregnancy.

  The use of contraceptives should not normally be a reason to defer a donor. However, if surgery (leaving a wound), a local anaesthetic or sedation was required to introduce a contraceptive within the last 7 days, please see the Surgery or Anaesthesic entries as appropriate.

Reason for change:
  Advice in additional information has been brought in line with that for Surgery and Anaesthesia.
Version details:

  WB-DSG Edition 203 Release 04 Issue 02 (01 February 2011)

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