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Re:Regular blood donations can reduce “forever chemicals” in... by KarlKemp on Friday April 22, 2022 @05:42PM (#31128557)
There are diseases where you get regular transfusions. For these patients, PFAS would become a problem since they are, by definition, not subject to degradation. Unless, of course, the patients are physically losing blood.

Which makes me wonder if women have a specific advantage on this matter. I do remember reading that regular blood donations show health benefits, and that women get them "for free", so to speak. This may be part of the reason.

Re:Regular blood donations can reduce “forever chemicals” in... by rrrrrrrrrrrryan on Friday April 22, 2022 @05:51PM (#31128645)
Our recent cavemen ancestors probably got injured and bled a bit much more often than we do.

It's not hard to imagine the human body optimizing for those conditions, which would make permanently holding onto all your blood suboptimal.

Re:Regular blood donations can reduce “forever chemicals” in... by dontcare007 on Friday April 22, 2022 @07:42PM (#31129653)
Yes, women do have an advantage. Hemachromatosis occurs in men much more frequently. Of course, they suffer from iron deficiency much more often...