How bad is regularly donating plasma for muscle growth?

[westplankton7200]

I do that every 3-4 days. My assumption is that they just take the plasma out of your blood and the rest stays in your body so it’s not like regular blood donations where I would lose some precious steroids in my bloodstream, I guess? Are there any downsides though?

 

[Cman90]

You should not be donating plasma while on TRT, and especially not when injecting your self with UGL compounds.

Those exogenous hormones are primarily carried in the plasma, not RBC. Your plasma could seriously negatively impact newborns, pregnant women, and other susceptible types.

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FDA guidelines limit the use of blood from donors taking testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) to red blood cell (RBC) concentrates, whereas plasma and platelets are discarded. The purpose of this study is to bring awareness to above-average free ...

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[BigDadd7]

Also worth noting- if you're selling plasma for cash, you probably can't afford proper nutrition.

 

[Elektrobot]

I do that every 3-4 days. My assumption is that they just take the plasma out of your blood and the rest stays in your body so it’s not like regular blood donations where I would lose some precious steroids in my bloodstream, I guess? Are there any downsides though?

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[adrenalytic]

Isn't there a box you can check to "Do Not Use My Blood"? I haven't given blood in a long time but this was always a thing at the end of the form you had to sign and it was confidential at the time of draw. So the phleb still takes your blood and when it gets back to the lab they just toss it.