A “paired kidney exchange” allows you to donate your kidney that wasn’t a match for your intended recipient to a stranger in exchange for a kidney that is a match for your loved one. This allows both to get a transplant. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Singapore’s HOTA
Singapore has a mandatory organ donation scheme (HOTA) for those >21 years of age. Anyone choosing to opt-out of donating their organs is given lower priority to receive an organ transplant if they ever find themselves in need. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://singaporelegaladvice.com/law-articles/organ-donation-in-singapore/
WTF Fun Fact – Uterus Transplant Success
In 2017, a woman who received a uterus transplant from a deceased donor was able to give birth to a healthy baby. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-12-baby-born-uterus-transplanted-dead.html
WTF Fact – Kidney’s Trashed
The US has roughly 100,000 patients waiting for a kidney transplant and yet over 2,000 kidneys are discarded each year, 1/5th of them because a recipient couldn’t be found. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/health/transplant-experts-blame-allocation-system-for-discarding-kidneys.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
if your dog needs a kidney transplant in the u s a
If your dog needs a Kidney transplant in the U.S.A – WTF fun facts
do transplant patients feel the same as the donor
Do transplant patients feel the same as the donor? – WTF fun facts