You may answer “No” to this question with these exceptions:

• If you have ever received a blood transfusion
• If you have had a transplant/movement of your own tissue to another place, for example skin or hair
• If you have had a transplant of donor bone, tendon, cartilage or skin tissue

If you have ever had any type of cancer, you can’t become a stem cell donor. Even if you are declared cured by your own doctor, it is not possible to become a stem cell donor.

You may answer “No” to this question with these exceptions:

• Basal cell carcinoma
• Pre-stage of cervical cancer or an abnormal result from a PAP smear (up to and including PAP 4)

Examples are:

• If you need short-acting airway-widening medication (eg Salbutamol, Ventolin etc.) more than three times a week
• If you regularly have to take tablets that contain anti-inflammatory medication (corticosteroids such as prednison/prednisolon)
• If you are still (so not in the past) regularly admitted to the hospital for asthma treatment

You may answer "No" to this question with this exception:

• Daily use of inhalation with anti-inflammatory maintenance medication (eg Seretide, Flucticason etc.), which means you are free of complaints

If you are in doubt about the above question, please contact us via our contact form before completing this form.

COPD is a collective term for emphysema, chronic bronchitis and other chronic lung diseases.

Examples are:

• Heart attack, cerebral haemorrhage or stroke (CVA, TIA) in the past
• Hereditary cardiomyopathy
• Heart rhythm disorder for which medication is used daily
• Complaints of chest pain or severe shortness of breath during exertion

You may answer “No” to this question with these exceptions:

• Elevated cholesterol, which is controlled with medication (also familial hypercholesterolaemia)
• Elevated blood pressure, which is well controlled with medication

Some medicines can be an objection, you will be asked for your medication at the end of this page.

Examples are:

• Overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism) such as Graves
• Underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) such as Hashimoto, or after thyroid inflammation (see exception)

You may answer “No” to this question with this exception:

• If you have stable hypothyroidism for which you have been taking the same dose of medication for two years or more and you no longer have any symptoms. There is no objection to a temporary change in medication due to pregnancy

Example:

• If you use, or have used, anticoagulation (eg aspirin, plavix, heparin or fraxiparine injections or medication via thrombosis service).

You may answer "No" to this question with this exception:

• If you have ever been treated with anticoagulant medication as a precaution, standard after surgery.

Examples are:

• Migraine that hinders you in your daily functioning
• More than two migraine attacks per month

You may answer "No" to this question with this exception:

• The use of beta-blockers to prevent migraine provided there are no more than two attacks per month.
• If you had severe migraine in the past, but have not had it for more than a year now.

Examples are:

• Factor V Leiden
• Thalassemia (see exceptions)
• G6PD deficiency
• Any form of blood cancer (leukemia, lymphoma etc., even if this was in the past)

You may answer “No” to this question with these exceptions:

• Anemia (due to for example iron deficiency during heavy menstrual periods, a vegetarian diet or blood donorship) of a temporary nature
• Carriage of thalassemia, if you have no complaints at all and therefore do not use medication or receive blood transfusions

If you have a blood disorder that is not in the list above, please contact us via our contact form before completing this form.

Examples are:

• Chronic bowel inflammation (such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis)
• Celiac disease
• Diabetes (see exceptions below)
• Epilepsy (see exception below)
• Fibromyalgia or ME / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Hypermobility syndrome, diagnosed by a doctor (see exception below)
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• A chronic kidney disease
• A severe form of psoriasis (see exception below)
• Rheumatism

If you have a chronic physical condition that is not listed above, please contact us via our contact form before completing this form.

You may answer “No” to this question with these exceptions:

• Type 2 diabetes which is fully controlled with dietary measures alone
• Epilepsy without use of medication and no seizures for a minimum of 12 months
• Hypermobility which is limited to one or a few joints without a diagnosis of hypermobility syndrome
• Psoriasis in mild form that only requires an ointment or lotion from time to time

You may answer "no" to this question with these exceptions:

• If you have had jaundice as a child with mild symptoms and have recovered completely without treatment. This was then probably caused by the hepatitis A virus.
• If you are completely cured of a hepatitis B infection.
• If you are completely cured of syphilis.
• If you have had a "false positive" test from the blood bank.

The behavior below statistically gives an increased risk of hepatitis, syphilis and HIV (AIDS). To protect the recipients of stem cells against these diseases, you can’t register with this behavior as a stem cell donor.

Examples are:

• The use of a needle to administer drugs to yourself
• Sexual contact in exchange for drugs or money
• Sexual contact with people who are infected with hepatitis, syphilis or HIV (AIDS)