PreviewWhen a relative needs a kidney to survive, family members often impulsively offer to donate one without stopping to consider the physical, emotional, and financial ramifications, which can be considerable. The family's primary care physician can be very helpful in guiding and educating ...
But there are long-term risks to consider, too, he stressed -- including whether a donor's remaining kidney is expected to last the rest of their life. The risk of a donor later experiencing kidney failure also is small and depends on such factors as obesity, high blood pressure, smoking...
A donated kidney from a living personis likely to remain healthy for longer than one froma donor who is dead, but there is some risk to the donor. Donating a kidney while you are alive is not likely to cause any health problems unless your remaining kidney becomes injured or diseased. Wh...
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