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Donor screening question alternatives to men who have sex with men time deferral: Potential impact on donor deferral and discomfort.

Sheila F O'BrienMindy GoldmanPierre RobillardLori OsmondGeneviève MyhalÉlise Roy
Published in: Transfusion (2020)
Most donors are comfortable answering alternative questions (except very personal ones) but question the benefit. Implementing alternative questions would result in substantive deferrals. Other policies such as using an MSM capture question to ask additional questions only to MSM should be considered.
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