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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety
I've noticed that it is much more common for men to faint during blood donation, and also more common for them to faint just having their blood drawn.
My pet theory is that it is because women are biologically better adapted to decreases in blood pressure (because if you are going to faint every time you have a baby or just have your period, you aren't going to last very long ... you'll end up some saber toothed tiger's lunch), and because women are psychologically more used to seeing their own blood in situations where they know they are not in danger (the old period thing again). Most men, on seeing their own blood, rightly assume that they are wounded or injured.
I used to feel so bad for these big burly guys who would come into LARC to give blood, and were just plain embarrassed when they passed out.  |
I learned that I did OK if I had a good breakfast a few hours prior to donating blood. Now I have too many meds for them to want it. Funny thing about it. A friend asked how I was just before & I said, "I think I'm going to sit here & faint." And I did.