Kidney Swap allows people to trade organs online

TROY, NY — Nine percent of people waiting for a kidney will die on the waiting list. Kidney Swap, a relatively new company, allows those in need of a kidney to meet compatible donors online and swap kidneys.

Kidney swapping works because people waiting for a kidney transplant often have friends or family who are willing and able to make a kidney donation but have tissue or blood characteristics that are incompatible and would cause an unsuccessful transplant. For example, a person may need a donor with Type A blood and have a potential donor who has Type B blood. Kidney Swap allows people with healthy, willing yet incompatible donors to meet others who are in the same dilemma and swap kidneys.

Suzanne Luraas, Kidney Swap representative, said, “With thousands of people dying annually waiting for a kidney, there is certainly a large gap between services provided and services needed. We at Kidney Swap are working to decrease this death rate and get people back to their lives. In fact, we are currently providing these services for free at OnlineKidneySwap.com.”

For more information visit http://www.onlinekidneyswap.com.