Under current federal rules, men cannot donate blood if they have had sex with another man in the last three months.
tested out relying on questionnaires to screen donors, instead of broad"time-based deferrals."
Kempler said the FDA had not yet determined when and how the study's results would be published. The agency is working on draft guidance to be released"in the coming months" that would incorporate results from the study and other"international developments in donor deferral policies."
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