Reinstatement and infectious disease rates among blood donors previously deferred under men who have sex with men time‐based deferral

The low yield in MSM returns could be attributed to donors not being directly notified of their eligibility, knowledge of on-going deferrable risks, or other factors. Donors with a history of MSM were more likely to screen reactive for TTID marker(s), although not NAT-yield infections indicating absence of recent risk when compared to the overall donor population and first-time males.