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  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    RelCanonical wrote: »
    earlnabby wrote: »
    bold_rabbit wrote: »
    I'm AB+. They usually turn me away.

    What is the reasoning? Is it because there is little call for it and most goes to waste?

    AB+ is a universal receiver, so no one except other AB+ can accept AB+ blood. A waste of storage space since AB+ can receive any blood type. Kind of the opposite of O-, which is the universal donor. I'm O- and they constantly beg for me to donate and will even sometimes give extra swag to O-.

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    Thanks. I had a feeling it was something like that. I am O+ so not universal but any other + can have my blood AND it is the most common with something like 1/3 of all people being O+. They like my blood too.
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,563 Member
    Yeah, as far as I know they mostly used my AB neg blood for babies where they want to match exactly. I lack some antibody that makes my blood a good match for preemies. When I was younger I used to check in with the blood center when a call went out for extra blood donations but i was always told (politely) not to bother :)
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    mph323 wrote: »
    Yeah, as far as I know they mostly used my AB neg blood for babies where they want to match exactly. I lack some antibody that makes my blood a good match for preemies. When I was younger I used to check in with the blood center when a call went out for extra blood donations but i was always told (politely) not to bother :)

    Hehe. And I get a personal call every 6 months asking if I might be able to donate. If my doctor hadn't set the limit of every 6 months, I'd probably get the call more often :tongue:
  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    edited March 2020
    earlnabby wrote: »
    RelCanonical wrote: »
    earlnabby wrote: »
    bold_rabbit wrote: »
    I'm AB+. They usually turn me away.

    What is the reasoning? Is it because there is little call for it and most goes to waste?

    AB+ is a universal receiver, so no one except other AB+ can accept AB+ blood. A waste of storage space since AB+ can receive any blood type. Kind of the opposite of O-, which is the universal donor. I'm O- and they constantly beg for me to donate and will even sometimes give extra swag to O-.

    nuz21fi53n09.png

    Thanks. I had a feeling it was something like that. I am O+ so not universal but any other + can have my blood AND it is the most common with something like 1/3 of all people being O+. They like my blood too.

    Apparently it's much less common in other countries, but in the US it's definitely the most common type.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    RelCanonical wrote: »
    earlnabby wrote: »
    RelCanonical wrote: »
    earlnabby wrote: »
    bold_rabbit wrote: »
    I'm AB+. They usually turn me away.

    What is the reasoning? Is it because there is little call for it and most goes to waste?

    AB+ is a universal receiver, so no one except other AB+ can accept AB+ blood. A waste of storage space since AB+ can receive any blood type. Kind of the opposite of O-, which is the universal donor. I'm O- and they constantly beg for me to donate and will even sometimes give extra swag to O-.

    nuz21fi53n09.png

    Thanks. I had a feeling it was something like that. I am O+ so not universal but any other + can have my blood AND it is the most common with something like 1/3 of all people being O+. They like my blood too.

    Apparently it's much less common in other countries, but in the US it's definitely the most common type.

    You got me thinking so I googled it. Combining both positive and negative, 63% of the world population has Type O blood compared to just 44% of the US. I couldn't find a breakdown of positive vs. negative for the world.
  • leonadixon
    leonadixon Posts: 479 Member
    AB+ is a universal plasma donor. They want me there all the time. I think the platelets request from me is because I am NOT small LOL and I have a high count. But they prefer my plasma to my platelets these days.
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