ART Law 2021 · Donor Programs
Gamete Donor Services
At Dr. Rama Sofat Hospital, we provide ethical, legal, and medically screened gamete donor services under the strict supervision of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Regulation Act 2021.
Gamete Donor Services (As per ART Law 2021-India)
At Dr. Rama Sofat Hospital, we provide ethical, legal, and medically screened gamete donor services under the strict supervision of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Regulation Act 2021.
Our donor program ensures that every sperm or egg used for fertility treatment meets the highest medical and ethical standards-protecting both recipients and donors.
What Are Gamete Donor Services?
Gamete donor services involve the use of donated eggs (oocytes) or donated sperms to help individuals or couples conceive through assisted reproductive techniques such as IVF or ICSI.
Donor gametes are used when one or both partners are unable to produce healthy reproductive cells but still wish to have a biological child.
ART Law 2021 - What It Means for Donor Programs
The ART Regulation Act 2021, implemented by the Government of India, provides a legal framework for safe, transparent, and regulated fertility treatments.
It ensures protection of the rights of intended parents, donors, and children born through ART.
Key legal provisions for gamete donation under the law include:
1. Donor Eligibility
Egg Donor:
- Age limit: 23-35 years
- Must be healthy, fertile, and medically fit
- Can donate only once in a lifetime
Sperm Donor;
- Age limit: 21-55 years
- Must be medically screened and fit
- Can donate to only one ART clinic at a time
2. Health Screening Requirements
All donors must undergo:
- Complete medical and genetic testing
- Screening for HIV, Hepatitis B & C, Syphilis, and other infectious diseases
- Psychological and counselling assessment
3. Anonymity & Confidentiality
- Donor and recipient identities remain strictly confidential.
- Clinics cannot disclose donor details-only non-identifying information like blood group and physical traits may be shared.
4. Child Rights
- The child born through donor gametes is considered the legal child of the intended couple.
- The donor has no parental rights or obligations.
5. Registered ART Bank System
Only registered ART banks can recruit and screen donors. Hospitals and IVF centres must source donor gametes from authorized banks approved by the National ART & Surrogacy Board.
Egg Donor Program
Our egg donor program assists women who:
- Have poor ovarian reserve or early menopause
- Have genetic disorders that can affect offspring
- Have repeated IVF failures due to poor egg quality
Process:
- Donor screening and counselling as per ART guidelines.
- Hormonal stimulation and egg retrieval from the donor
- Fertilization with recipient's partner's sperm
- Embryo transfer to the recipient's uterus
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