Current Version
| Region | Japan |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Banned (1-year deferral) |
| Start Date | 2005 |
| End Date | Apr 1, 2011 |
| Description | Gay men in Japan are banned from donating blood following one (1) year after male-male sexual contact. Japanese Red Cross opposses this practice. |
| Sources | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anai-rhoads/gay-men-donating-blood_b_3598533.html http://hpm.org/en/Surveys/IPSS_-_Japan/05/Tightening_and_easing_blood_donor_ban_over_vCJD.html |
Revision History (2)
Revision by vviet93
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| End Date | 2011 | Apr 1, 2011 |
Revision by vviet93
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| End Date | (NONE) | 2011 |
Reports (3)
- Status is not correct "In April 2011 , Japan has reduced its deferral period for MSM from 1 year to 6 months , following the introduction of a more sensisitive NAT testing .
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1423-0410.2011.01489.x/abstract ( page 18 )
http://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=jhcl ( page 45 )
https://www.tga.gov.au/sites/default/files/foi-322-1415-01.pdf ( the Australian Therapeutic Good Administration also says there is 6-month MSM donor deferral in Japan )
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- Status is not correct "Japan has reduced the deferral period for MSM from 1 year to six months in April 2011. That was mentioned in the article below which I have copied to you . http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/review-blood-donation-discrimination-does-not-go-far-enough240512 "
- Status is not correct "I have done a lot of research on the issue and I found out that Japan has reduced the deferral period since the last male-to-male sexual contact from 1 year to 6 months. The change was done in April 2011."