Unfortunately, if you have any of the following conditions, you won’t be able to register— for your and the recipient’s safety.
- HIV or risk for HIV
- Hepatitis or risk for hepatitis
- Most forms of heart disease or cancer
- Chronic lung disease
- Diabetes requiring insulin or diabetes-related health issues
- Diseases that affect blood clotting or bleeding
- Recent back surgery, or severe or ongoing back problems
- Autoimmune/neurological disorders such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis or multiple sclerosis
- Being an organ or marrow transplant recipient
- Significant obesity
- Current sleep apnea
To find out more, visit http://www.marrow.org/JOIN/Med_Guidelines_Join/index.html
