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Maternal and Fetal Outcomes After Living Kidney Donation
Author(s) -
Nevis I. F.,
Garg A. X.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02623.x
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney donation , nephrectomy , context (archaeology) , donation , kidney transplantation , intensive care medicine , family medicine , kidney , law , paleontology , biology , political science
Women considering kidney donation frequently ask whether a nephrectomy will impact their ability to have children. Two new studies consider this issue. We place the new information in the context of previous literature and practice guidelines, and discuss how we should counsel and care for our donors in the year 2009.