Do depositors of embryos need to pay storage and preservation charges in Vietnam?
Do depositors of embryos need to pay storage and preservation charges in Vietnam? What are cases of depositing embryos in Vietnam?
Hi, I have a problem that needs to be answered. My husband and I have been married for a long time, but we still have no children because I have problems with the reproductive tract. My husband and I have used IVF to have a baby, and now it has been successful. I want to send the embryo back to the hospital. I wonder if do I need to pay storage and preservation charges?
Please advise. Thankyou.
1. Do depositors of embryos need to pay storage and preservation charges in Vietnam?
Article 20 of Decree 10/2015/ND-CP stipulates storage of sperm, eggs and embryos as follows:
1. Sperm, eggs and embryos shall be stored by medical examination and treatment establishments eligible to perform in vitro fertilization for preservation to serve in vitro fertilization.
2. Depositors of sperm, eggs and embryos shall pay storage and preservation charges under civil contracts with establishments storing sperm, eggs and embryos, except for donated sperm, eggs and embryos.
A medical examination and treatment establishment may destroy deposited sperm, eggs or embryos after the depositor has not paid storage and preservation charges for six months.
Thus, according to the above regulations in Vietnam, the depositors of embryos must pay storage and preservation charges under civil contracts with establishments storing embryos, except for donated embryos. If you deposit embryos at the hospital, you must pay the deposit to the hospital and the cost of sending must be established by contract.
2. What are cases of depositing embryos in Vietnam?
According to Clause 1, Article 21 of Decree 10/2015/ND-CP, regulations on depositing sperm, eggs and embryos are as follows:
1. Sperm, eggs or embryos shall be deposited by the following persons:
a/ The husband or wife of a couple under infertility treatment;
b/ A person who wishes to keep them personally;
c/ A voluntary donor;
d/ An infertile couple or a single woman who stores surplus embryos after successful in vitro fertilization.
The above are cases in which embryos can be deposited in Vietnam.
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