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The kidney donor process starts by contacting a transplant center to get evaluated. You’ll meet with the living donor team and have other testing done...

BK virus is common and usually inactive in your body, but it can wake up after a transplant, especially with weakened immunity. It may affect the new ...

Living kidney donation allows a healthy person to donate one kidney. It offers benefits like a shorter wait and better match for the recipient.

Learn about high KDPI and IRD kidneys for transplant, including their benefits, risks, and how they might offer faster access to a kidney transplant.

Transplant is a treatment for kidney failure using a healthy kidney from a living or deceased donor that can help patients live a longer, more normal ...

Learn the basics of the organ donation process for a deceased person.

Sexual health typically improves after a kidney transplant.

After a kidney transplant, take anti-rejection meds, attend check-ups, and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Report symptoms and follow all care instructi...

After transplant, most patients will have more freedom with their diet, but healthy choices and food safety are important.

To get a kidney transplant, you need to contact a transplant center ("referral”), complete an evaluation with the transplant team, and be approve...