Can foreigners receive eggs in Vietnam?
Can foreigners receive eggs in Vietnam? Does receipt of eggs have to be encoded in Vietnam?
Hi, I have a problem that needs to be answered. My wife is a foreigner, she has lived and worked in Vietnam for 5 years now. We have also been married for 2 years but still have not had children because my wife's eggs are not of good quality to conceive. Can my wife now receive eggs to facilitate reproduction?
Looking forward to the Editorial Board to answer this issue, thankyou.
1. Can foreigners receive eggs in Vietnam?
Article 5 of Decree 10/2015/ND-CP stipulates provisions on receipt of sperm, eggs and embryos as follows:
1. A sperm recipient must be the wife of a couple under infertility treatment of whom the husband is infertile, or be a single woman who wishes to have a baby and whose eggs are qualified for impregnation.
2. An egg recipient must be a Vietnamese or of Vietnamese origin who is the wife of a couple under infertility treatment and who has no egg or whose eggs are unqualified for impregnation.
3. An embryo recipient must be:
a/ The wife of a couple under infertility treatment both of whom are infertile;
b/ The wife of a couple under infertility treatment who has applied in vitro fertilization in vain, except the case of gestational surrogacy; or
c/ A single woman who has no egg or whose eggs are unqualified for impregnation.
4. A sperm or an egg or embryo recipient must be physically fit for in vitro fertilization, pregnancy and childbirth; currently suffer no sexually transmitted disease, no contagious disease of group A or B; no hereditary disease which can affect subsequent generations; and no mental or another disease which deprives her of the capacity to perceive and control her acts, and must not contract HIV.
5. Medical examination and treatment establishments may not provide names, ages, addresses and images of sperm and embryo recipients.
Thus, according to the above regulations, the egg recipient must be a Vietnamese or of Vietnamese origin who is the wife of a couple under infertility treatment. If your wife is a foreigner, you cannot carry out the procedure to receive eggs in Vietnam.
2. Does receipt of eggs have to be encoded in Vietnam?
According to Article 23 of Decree 10/2015/ND-CP regulating storage and sharing of information on donors and recipients of sperm, eggs and embryos as follows:
1. The donation and receipt of sperm, eggs and embryos shall be encoded and entered into a database accessible nationwide, ensuring information sharing between the Ministry of Health and establishments eligible to perform in vitro fertilization; and must comply with law.
2. The Minister of Health shall organize the implementation of Clause 1 of this Article.
Therefore, the receipt of eggs must be encoded and entered into a database accessible nationwide, ensuring information sharing between the Ministry of Health and establishments eligible to perform in vitro fertilization in Vietnam.
Best Regards!
