Risk Behaviours

අවදානම් හැසිරීම්

• • ලිංගික සම්බන්දතා එක් අයකුට සීමා නොවීම.


• • පිරිමියකු තවත් පිරිමියකු සමග ලිංගික සම්බන්දතා පැවැත්වීම.


• • කෙදිනක හෝ ගණිකා වෘත්තීය යෙදී සිටීම.


• • පසුගිය වසර තුළ අවදානම් ලිංගික ඇසුරක් පැවැත්වීම.


• • කෙදිනක හෝ එන්නත් ආකාරයෙන් මත්ද්‍රව්‍ය ලබාගෙන තිබීම.

Who might have to wait to donate blood !

There are some health, travel and lifestyle reasons that may stop you from being able to donate blood on a temporary basis.
If you are not sure you can donate, please contact us to discuss your situation.

• Sexual activity that means you may have to wait

  You may have to wait up to three months before you can donate if:

  • • You have had anal sex with a new partner in the last three months
  • • You finished taking Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) or Post-Exposure    Prophylaxis (PEP) in the last threemonths

  In the last three months you have had sexual contact with a partner who is:

  • • HIV positive
  • • HTLV positive
  • • A hepatitis B carrier
  • • A hepatitis C carrier
  • • Syphilis positive
  • • Has received money or drugs for sex
  • • Has injected non-prescribed drugs including body-building and injectable   tanning agents

• Other reasons why you might need to wait

  You will need to wait before you can donate if you:

  • • Feel ill
  • • Are pregnant or had a baby in the last 6 months
  • • Have recently got a tattoo or piercing
  • • Are undergoing assessment or investigations for a medical condition. For   example, heart condition