In Vietnam, how many people can donated sperm be used for?

In Vietnam, how many people can donated sperm be used for?

Pursuant to Article 4 of the Decree 10/2015/ND-CP stipulating provisions on donation of sperm and eggs in Vietnam as follows: 

1. A sperm or an egg donor shall be examined and tested to make sure that he/she suffers no hereditary disease which can affect subsequent generations; suffers no mental or another disease which deprives him/her of the capacity to perceive and control his/her acts; and does not contract HIV

2. Sperm or eggs shall be donated on a voluntary basis only at a single medical examination and treatment establishment recognized by the Ministry of Health as qualified to perform in vitro fertilization.

3. Medical examination and treatment establishments may not provide names, ages, addresses and images of sperm donors.

4. Sperm or eggs of a donor shall be used for only one person and may be used for another person only in case the childbirth fails. In case the childbirth is successful, all unused sperm or eggs shall be destroyed or donated to scientific research institutions.

As regulations above, the sperm you donated shall be used for only one person and may be used for another person only in case the childbirth fails.

In Vietnam, is it permissible to receive sperm to conceive if the husband is infertile?

Pursuant to Article 5 of the Decree 10/2015/ND-CP stipulating provisions on receipt of sperm, eggs and embryos in Vietnam 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.

As regulations above, a couple under infertility treatment, of whom the husband is infertile, are permissible to receive sperm to conceive.

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