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WTF Fun Fact – Paired Kidney Exchange

June 14, 2020
WTF Fun Fact - Paired Kidney Exchange

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

Source: http://www.kidneyfund.org/kidney-disease/kidney-failure/treatment-of-kidney-failure/kidney-transplant/types-of-transplants/#paired-kidney-exchange

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WTF Fun Fact – Singapore’s HOTA

May 6, 2020

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

October 19, 2019
WTF Fun Fact - Uterus Transplant

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

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WTF Fact – Kidney’s Trashed

July 2, 2019
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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

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if your dog needs a kidney transplant in the u s a

January 28, 2015
If your dog needs a Kidney transplant in the U.S.A -  WTF fun facts

If your dog needs a Kidney transplant in the U.S.A –  WTF fun facts

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do transplant patients feel the same as the donor

October 20, 2014
Do transplant patients feel the same as the donor?  -  WTF fun facts

Do transplant patients feel the same as the donor?  –  WTF fun facts

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