Donor sperm treatment in India
Donor sperm can help when a man has no sperm, or when other treatments have not worked, and also for single women. In India, the ART Act 2021 says donor sperm must come from a registered ART bank, with screening and privacy rules. It is used with IUI or IVF, and talking openly with your partner and a counsellor helps with the feelings that come with it.
Donor treatment pathways
Medical reason confirmed
E.g. no eggs or very poor egg reserve, azoospermia, or genetic disease.
Counselling and consent
Both partners understand and give written consent.
Registered ART bank
Donors are screened; their identity is kept confidential by law.
Donor eggs
Donor's eggs are fertilised with partner's sperm; embryo goes to the recipient's womb.
Donor sperm
Used for IUI or IVF.
Donor embryos
Embryos donated by another couple through a registered bank.
Allowed in India only through registered ART clinics and banks, following the ART Act 2021.
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