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To qualify as a living liver donor, you must meet specific requirements. Potential liver donors should:
- Be between the ages of 18 and 55
- Not smoke for at least six weeks before surgery
- Be able, willing, and ready to follow instructions
- Be a healthy weight
- Have health insurance
- Not use drugs
- Be in good health and not have any major medical or psychiatric conditions
- Have healthy liver and kidney function
- Not be pregnant
- Have a blood type that is compatible with the recipient
- Stay off birth control pills for at least six weeks before and after surgery
- Be willing to refrain from drinking alcohol until fully recovered
- Be ready to commit to the pre-donation evaluation process, surgery and recovery
- Not have a history of cancer, diabetes, HIV, liver disease, pulmonary hypertension or conditions involving the lungs, kidneys or heart