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Prof Vincent Osunkalu, consultant haematologist and blood transfusionist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH)<\/strong> <\/a>Idi-Araba, says blood donation can reveal potential health problems.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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Osunkalu said this on\u00a0 Tuesday, in his keynote address at a programme to mark the Lagos University Teaching Hospital 2022 World Blood Donor Day.<\/p>\n

Osunkalu said that while blood donation was not the same thing as a trip to the doctor, it could be another way to keep an eye on your cardio-vascular health.<\/p>\n

He said that the donor would receive a mini-physical examination\u00a0 prior to the blood draw, during which the pulse, blood pressure, body temperature, haemoglobin and more would be checked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis can sometimes shed light on issues you didn\u2019t even know about before it becomes life-threatening.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiving blood can reduce harmful iron stores. One in every 200 people in the U.S. is affected by a condition called hemochromatosis, which most of them don\u2019t even know about it.<\/p>\n

\u201cHemochromatosis is a disease that causes an iron overload and is labelled as the most common genetic disease among Caucasians.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiving blood may lower your risk of suffering a heart attack, donating blood at least once a year could reduce your risk of a heart attack by 88 percent, according to a study conducted by the American Journal of Epidemiology.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiving blood may reduce your risk of developing cancer. Phlebotomy (the process of drawing blood) was found to be an iron-reduction method that is associated with lower cancer risk and mortality, \u201che said.<\/p>\n

Osunkalu said that giving blood could also help someone\u2019s mental state.<\/p>\n

According to him, while there are several physical benefits to donating blood, the most powerful health benefit is arguably in the psychological realm.<\/p>\n

He said that donating blood meant helping someone or some people somewhere in need of blood desperately.<\/p>\n

\u201cVolunteering has been shown to have positive effects on happiness. In people of over 65 years old, volunteering also reduces the risk of depression and loneliness.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome researchers have opined that the psychological health benefit you receive from knowing you are helping others is just as helpful as the physical health benefit.<\/p>\n

\u201cBlood donation benefits everyone, the health benefits of donating blood are considerable\u2014but of course, the most important part of the process is helping to save lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cDonating blood is good for you, and it\u2019s even better for all the people who desperately need the help,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The expert said that one of the major challenges associated with blood donation in Nigeria was the unavailability of blood banks.<\/p>\n

He said that other challenges include, poor blood bank maintenance, and challenges from commercial blood donors.<\/p>\n

According to him, commercial blood donors are those who prefer to donate blood to get paid.<\/p>\n

Osunkalu said that this class of people was prone to indulging in certain risky behaviours to help them meet the blood donation requirements.<\/p>\n

He said that one of the major blood donation challenges posed by commercial blood donors was blood doping.<\/p>\n

According to him, doping is the act of manipulating your haemoglobin concentration to appear higher than normal even when you have donated more blood than you can at that time.<\/p>\n

He explained that blood doping involves the use of erythropoietin; a glycoprotein hormone that stimulates the production of red cells.<\/p>\n

Osunkalu said this act was also popular among sportsmen and women, who are trying to boost their performance.<\/p>\n

He said this was not a good practice, as it results in the over-working of one\u2019s blood-producing cells in the bone marrow predisposing you to many health risks.<\/p>\n

He said that the basis criteria for donors were 18 to 65 years, male or female and weights 350mls to 450mls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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