Male, Accepting Blood Transfusion from Donors Is At Risk of Death

Blood donors are a positive activity that can prolong and save a person's life. However, what if the opposite effect happens instead?

Recently a study has shown that blood donations can cause a fatal impact. The study said that men who received blood transfusions from women who had been pregnant had a higher risk of death.

Quoting the Telegraph, in research the researchers used the data for 10 years back. As a result, there are about 13 percent of donor recipients who die after getting blood. And the average get blood from a woman who had been pregnant.

Researchers believe that this may be due to a decrease in blood quality and antibodies from women who have been pregnant. The reason, when a woman is pregnant, she will divide a number of functions from his body to protect the baby in the stomach.

The most common cause of death is acute lung injury from transfusion. Nevertheless, researchers asserted the need for further research to know the truth of the results of this study.

"Men who received transfusions from female donors who had been pregnant had statistically significant increases in mortality, compared to those who received transfusions from male donors or from female donors without a history of pregnancy," said study author Dr. Rutger Middelburg.

Need more research

The results of this study also reap various reactions. Some scientists call this not true. Although the risk of death, but not the blood of women who have been pregnant is the cause.

A spokeswoman for the National Health Service said the study could not be generalized. He stressed, blood donation is something that will save a person's life, either whoever the donor.

"As the researchers have said, more research is needed to substantiate this theory," he said.

For that, he appealed to anyone not to hesitate to do blood donation. In fact, blood donors have benefits for both donors and those who receive blood donors. Even women who have been pregnant.

In fact so far indeed blood donation is something that is 'anonymous'. It means you will not know who the blood is coming from, and for the donor, you will not know who the blood will be.

Come, blood donor to save lives. But make sure your condition is fit enough to do it, yes.

source: klikdokter.com