Connect
← Return to What to Expect During a Living Donor Evaluation
Newsfeed PostNewsfeed Post in blog Transplant
What to Expect During a Living Donor Evaluation Jun 28, 2018 | By Kristen Quick, Marketing Specialist (@kequick)Comment receiving replies
@kequick What type of psychiatric disorders disqualify a person from being a living donor - depression? bipolar? Also, I was told at one point if a person had had more than three sexual partners that it would disqualify them. Is that true?
JK
Replies to "@kequick What type of psychiatric disorders disqualify a person from being a living donor - depression?..."
@kequick, I just remembered, the number of sexual partners thing was that more than 3 is considered to be "high risk". I don't know if that is still true but if so it certainly limits a lot of young people.
Thank you for your response.
JK
Connect
@contentandwell I checked with our team, and they said this is tough question and one they hear a lot. Active psychiatric concerns, such as bipolar or depression, could rule someone out- but someone being treated for depression wouldn’t be automatically ruled out. The donor would be seen by a psychiatrist and go from there. Number of sexual partners is not a factor.