What To Expect - Plan to spend about two hours at the donor center. When you arrive, you will complete a confidential screening about your medical and travel history.  

The Procedure - The painless process takes around 90 minutes, during which time the donor can relax reading a book or watching TV as a device known as an aphersis machine quietly spins to separate out the platelets and then return other blood components back into his or her body (a procedure known as apheresis).  

Frequency - You can only give platelets every two weeks

How To Begin - To learn more about giving platelets or to make an appointment, visit the America's Blood Centers or call 1-888-US-BLOOD (1-888-872-5663) and follow the prompts.