“But then the nurse told me something, that information was inaccurate,” he wrote.Ĭottier said the nurse explained because he’d taken PrEP, he was ineligible to donate for 12 months. The operator “had responded in the affirmative,” he said. “I told her about how I had done my three months of celibacy and returned a negative STI check.”Ĭottier said he’d even called the hotline to check his eligibility while on PrEP. “A very sweet nurse and I had a chat about why I was there and the fact I’d the deferral period being lessened for gay men. “I was ready to give over a big bag of O-negative for the first time in a decade,” he explained. However, if a donor is taking HIV prevention medication PrEP, they are still ineligible to donate blood for 12 months.īut New South Wales man Daniel Cottier has spoken out after he says Lifeblood staff gave him incorrect information. The new rule replaced the previous waiting period of 12 months, which effectively barred gay men from donating.
