Kidney transplant
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What is kidney transplant?
A kidney transplant is a surgical procedure to transfer of a healthy kidney from a donor to a patient for the purpose of replacing one of the failing kidneys of the recipient.
Common symptoms reported by people with kidney transplant
Treatments taken by people for kidney transplant

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Compare treatments taken by people with kidney transplant

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Got a question about living with kidney transplant? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has kidney transplant on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 1964 say kidney transplant is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 62 | |
| 30s | 181 | |
| 40s | 164 | |
| 50s | 200 | |
| 60s | 164 | |
| 70+ | 463 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 880 | |
| Female | 1386 |