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What Would Disqualify You From Donating a Kidney?

Thinking about kidney donation? Discover what could affect your eligibility and find resources to guide you through the process.

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donor programs,

Living donor evaluation,

Kidney transplantation,

Potential organ and tissue donors

Dialysis Kept Gerardo Alive, But Love Helped Him Thrive

Gerardo’s kidney failure put his family’s future at risk until his wife donated her kidney and gave them hope again.

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Diseases and conditions,

Organ donation,

Living donor evaluation,

Living donation,

Four Kidney Transplants, One Mission: Improve Kidney Care for All

With four kidney transplants behind her, Jennifer now empowers others with kidney disease through her work with NKF.

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Diseases and conditions,

Living donor programs,

Living donor evaluation,

Kidney transplantation,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Glomerular diseases,

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)

Living Kidney Donor Evaluation

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...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donor evaluation

How This CEO’s Kidney Donation Sparked a Life-Saving Transplant Chain

Learn how living kidney donation works and how one man’s decision to donate a kidney to a stranger saved multiple lives.

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Organ donation,

Living donor evaluation,

Living donation,

Kidney transplantation

A Father's Kidney Donation Gives Son a Second Chance at Life

A father donates his kidney to save his son’s life. Read their inspiring journey from dialysis to transplant and how they now advocate for kidney awar...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Organ donation,

Living donor evaluation,

Living donation,

Kidney transplantation

Making the Decision to Donate

There’s a lot to think about when deciding to donate a kidney. You need to know about potential issues and who to turn to for help with your decision.

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donor evaluation,

Why Do People Become Living Kidney Donors?

If you have two healthy kidneys, you may be able to donate one to improve or even save someone else's life. What does the journey look like? How do yo...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donor evaluation,

Living donation

Donating a Kidney: “Having a Healthy Body is a Gift You Can Share with Someone.”

Have you ever wondered what drives someone to become a living donor? Meet Amy Hewitt, a woman who not only dedicated the last 20 years of her life fig...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donation,

Living donor evaluation,

She Donated a Kidney. It Failed.

When Stephenie Brown was in her early thirties in 2010, she got into a motorcycle crash that almost took her life. This traumatic incident made her re...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Diseases and conditions,

Living donor evaluation,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Autoimmune kidney diseases and conditions,

Lupus nephritis