ELIF what happens to the circulatory system after a blood donation?

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The title is pretty much self explanatory, but in particular i’d like to know how much time it takes to replace the missing blood and how the body compensate for the lack of it

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The plasma volume should be back to normal in 24 hours, but depending on age and other factors it might take 4-6 weeks to get your red blood cell count back to what it was before. That’s why the Red Cross makes you wait 8 weeks between donations.

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