Who can be evaluated as a living donor?
To donate a kidney, you must volunteer. A person should not be forced to donate a kidney. They must also understand the risks of surgery. A donor must be at least 18 years old, and not older than 60 years of age. Most of the time, the donor is a parent, sibling, aunt, uncle or child of the person in need of the transplant. The major blood type of the donor should match with the recipient.
