Can a girl with a single kidney give birth to a child?

Dr Vijay Kher
Chairman,
Department of Nephrology and Kidney transplant Medicine,
Fortis Kidney and Urology Institute,
Fortis Escorts Hospital, New Delhi

Q: Is there any problem in giving birth to child if I have a single kidney by birth?

A:A single normally functioning kidney should be no impediment to becoming pregnant and carrying a successful pregnancy.