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[michael55m]

It seems that donating WHOLE blood is good for health, especially for male.

But is platelet donation good or not?

[ekaitz]

I'm interested too. The main point would be to discard accumulated waste in plasma getting back the white/red blood cells, in case ferritin is in check or not high. Platelet count regenerates faster also., so in paper looks a good idea.

Edited by ekaitz, 26 June 2019 - 08:21 PM.

[Bruce Klein]

Think so... 

 

Josh Mitteldorf explains rather convincely for whole blood, but this could just as well be said for plasma:

 

"Blood donation is like exercise or a low-calorie diet or low-dose toxins or radiation: it signals to the body that there is danger, which turns on protective mechanisms that go into high gear and overcompensate.  (There is an evolutionary explanation for the overcompensation.)"