Although I do not yet meet some requirementss of giving blood (the weight) I hope that one day I shall. However, I scrolled down the NHS page some more and saw that you should never give blood if you have worked as a prostitute.

This really hurts as a close member of my family has recieved many blood donations in his short life and I would have hoped to give something back.

Does it mean prostitute that works unsafely on the street? Or any person who has been paid for sex? I never ever go unprotected and I get regular check-ups but if people aren't sure I wouldn't give blood as it isn't fair to the person at the other end.

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Yep, it's permanent and they mean any selling of sex.

They've just lifted the equivalent ban on gay and bisexual men (it's now a year after last homosexual sex) but sex workers and IV drug users do not have the equivalent lobbying power.

It's prejudice.

I think it's rediculous that I could go out clubbing every night of the week and get screwed each night for nothing (potentially making my total sex partners in the 100s) and be able to give blood, yet if I get paid for a sexual act JUST ONCE in my life I can't give blood!

I 100% agree. I am WAY more safer than any lass pissed up town tonight. Double standards I guess but I shan't be donating now.

God this makes me mad.  I get check ups every 3 months I always have safe sex......and these ladies who screw around possibly unsafely and possibly never have check ups.....oh well thats ok then.

INSANE

I know they take a few vials of blood for testing as well as the bag of blood. If the tests show anything nasty they destroy (or send it for study if you've consented) the donated blood and would contact you so you could seek treatment.

They want as many people to donate blood as possible so I do think that since they are testing it all anyway, a lady who is paid for sex should have the opportunity to donate, but with HIV it can take up to 6 months before the tests will show anything and I'm not sure how long the blood is held for before being used.

Having said that, are there any non-biased studies showing how many girls are having as much sexual contact as us for free? And how many men they encounter in a year? I think it takes a lot of guts for an amateur to say "I've slept with 500 guys this year" don't think anyone irresponsible enough to have unprotected sex with that many guys would admit it the way a WG would. I can't blame them for wanted to use the info they have to protect people who are already vulnerable.

Quote from: MissArcaBunny on 11 October 2011, 03:07:53 pm

I know they take a few vials of blood for testing as well as the bag of blood. If the tests show anything nasty they destroy (or send it for study if you've consented) the donated blood and would contact you so you could seek treatment.

They want as many people to donate blood as possible so I do think that since they are testing it all anyway, a lady who is paid for sex should have the opportunity to donate, but with HIV it can take up to 6 months before the tests will show anything and I'm not sure how long the blood is held for before being used.

Having said that, are there any non-biased studies showing how many girls are having as much sexual contact as us for free? And how many men they encounter in a year? I think it takes a lot of guts for an amateur to say "I've slept with 500 guys this year" don't think anyone irresponsible enough to have unprotected sex with that many guys would admit it the way a WG would. I can't blame them for wanted to use the info they have to protect people who are already vulnerable.

I mean following on from that, at least escorts (the responsible ones anyway) wear protection when they sleep with random men.
 The sort of girls/women who go out to purposely get drunk and sleep around often don't wear protection, they are at risk just as much.

If that's the case they would either have to make the questions even more intrusive than they already are by asking about past partners and sex lives, which people would be put off by, or just accept they can't take blood from anyone.

It's easy to say that if she can do it, why can't I? But I think it's better to think that the organization is trying to minimize risks while still keeping the donor list as long as possible.

As good as condoms are they are not 100% effective against STIs, which is why most working girls go for check ups. I would feel bad enough if I caught something and could have passed it on to other clients and my partner without knowing it, but having someone out there who is already sick getting worse because my infected blood slipped past undetected.

If the Big Market Girls (local term for drunk girls who'll sleep with anything) want to give blood knowing the risk they cause that's between them and their god but personally I would rather think of  another way I can give back and leave it alone. I would guess they know what they are talking about in terms of risk and while most WGs are sensible with protection just search B4 on AW and you will see it's not always the case.

People probably do, and nothing will happen. Some would say it's irresponsible because we are obviously considered higher risk..........

I've never given blood, am a bit wimpy like that but now the choice has been taken away anyway. Clients aren't supposed to donate up to 12 months after having paid for sex, I am guessing if someone usually gives blood with friends, colleagues etc that they aren't going to say "No thanks I just paid for a prossie so will sit out this time".

You can only be responsible for yourself and there is no clear answer here.