Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, Blood Count — can I give blood? (American Red Cross (US))
What is the waiting period for Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, Blood Count — can I give blood? (American Red Cross (US))?
For Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, Blood Count, waiting period is hemoglobin at least 12.5 g/dL for women, 13.0 g/dL for men; condition is hemoglobin level can be no greater than 20 g/dL; 13.3 g/dL required for Power Reds regardless of gender; outcome is temporary deferral; blood service is American Red Cross (US), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.
In order to donate blood, a woman must have a hemoglobin level of at least 12.5 g/dL, and a man must have a hemoglobin level of at least 13.0 g/dL. For all donors, the hemoglobin level can be no greater than 20 g/dL. A hemoglobin level of 13.3 g/dL is required to donate Power Reds regardless of gender.
— redcrossblood.org, retrieved 2026-08-06
hemoglobin at least 12.5 g/dL for women, 13.0 g/dL for men
How long you must wait before donating (or the age/weight bound), exactly as this blood service prints it — the passage it comes from is quoted on the record page. National services genuinely disagree on the same criterion; check the service you would donate with.
- Criterion
- Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, Blood Count
- Blood service
- American Red Cross (US) our reading
- Waiting period
- hemoglobin at least 12.5 g/dL for women, 13.0 g/dL for men
- Condition
- hemoglobin level can be no greater than 20 g/dL; 13.3 g/dL required for Power Reds regardless of gender
- Outcome
- temporary deferral our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
Source
- redcrossblood.orghttps://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements/eligibility-criteria-alphabetical.html