Question

Kidney failure requires dialysis or kidney transplant. Is there a culture of organ donation? Can a person be a living donor and donate one kidney? What would be the risks?

A vasectomy is a minor surgical procedure to prevent unplanned pregnancies. Even though it is a minor procedure, not many men elect to have it performed. Why is this surgery so little utilized?

Answer 1

Kidney failure.

To filter the nitrogenous wastes from the body, kidneys play an important position, the functional unit of the kidney is nephron, and when the kidney does not function properly there is a need for dialysis and the kidney transplant,

When a living individual donates his / her kidney is called a living donor, a donor can be anyone for eg: mother, father, siblings, wife, husband, close relatives and friends.

Prerequisite of Donor

1. The age of the donor should be above 18 years.

2. He/she should be emotionally healthy.

3. The donor should be free from mental illness, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and any other chronic illnesses.

Advantages of a living donor.

A person who is living can donate one of his / her kidneys, there are several advantages of a living donor over the deceased donor.

1. Most donors are from the family members where their genetic makeup is similar with very fewer chances of graft rejection.

2. After the transplant, the functioning of the kidney started immediately if it takes a longer time to function there is a need for dialysis.

3. A donor who is capable of donating a kidney is monitored routinely for compatibility.

Success and risk.

Rate of kidney transplant is very successful and its success is increasing day by day,

Risks are.

1. Graft rejection.

This is the most common risk of kidney transplant or organ transplants where the immunity of one individual destroys the tissue of another species.

2. Transmission of carcinogenic cells.

3. Infection.

4. Heart attack or death may occur.

5. Clotting of blood.

Vasectomy.

It is one of the sterilization procedures which is similar to tubectomy in females.

It is the procedure in which the vasa deferentia of the male is cut and ligated, it blocks the entry of sperm via semen which later ejaculated.

This procedure is an outpatient procedure where with the help of local anesthesia the vasa deferentia is cut and ligated, after vasectomy, the sperm are still made by the testis but the pathway is blocked and is absorbed by the body.

It is a minor procedure that takes less than 30 minutes to perform, but most men do not elect this because.

1. They think it will reduce their pleasure and later may cause prostate cancer.

2. They don't want their capability of reproduction to be eradicated.

3. It is mostly a permanent form of contraception.

4. If the child of a couple gets died or having a mental illness, there may be a need for another child which may cause complications after vasectomy.

5. A man may doubt his masculinity.