Stored platelet hemostatic phenotype and function is not altered when donors are on testosterone replacement therapy.

Alisha ChitrakarScott-Wesley M BeanTamir Kanias Kimberly A Thomas

Published in: Transfusion (2024)

Platelets derived from donors undergoing TRT have similar phenotypic and functional profiles compared to those derived from control donors. This suggests that therapeutic phlebotomy of TRT donors may provide a useful source for platelet products.

Keyphrases

replacement therapy
kidney transplantation
smoking cessation
room temperature
red blood cell