title: Gender and living donor kidney transplantation.
abstract: Renal transplantation is the first choice of treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. It offers a longer life span, a better quality of life, and lower health care costs as compared to long-term dialysis. In the past years, a constantly rising demand of kidneys on the one hand and a shortage of disposable organs on the other hand pose a growing challenge on transplant medicine. Donor and recipient gender may influence many aspects of kidney transplantation, but the nature of these interactions is still unclear. This article summarizes a part of our present knowledge in the field of gender-related kidney donation and kidney transplantation. Causes for gender disparity and its consequences will be discussed.
authors: Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. neda.khalifeh@meduniwien.ac.at
authors: Neda
authors: N
authors: Khalifeh
authors: Walter H
authors: WH
authors: Hörl
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019520:Living Donors / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012951:Socialization; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors