Comparative Analysis on the Situation of Double Gamete and Embryo Donation in Romania and France

Nicoleta CRISTEA – BRUNEL, Helsinki, July 2016

Disclaimer

I declare that I have no commercial or financial interests pertaining to the subject of this presentation or its content.

ISL

GBRNDL

BEL

FRAITA

MLT

PRT

NORSWE

FIN

POL

CZESVK

UKR

ROUHRV

MNE

BGR

TURGRC

Allowed

Not allowed

No regulations

Double Gamete Donation

ESP

DEU

ISL

GBRNDL

BEL

FRAITA

MLT

PRT

NORSWE

FIN

POL

CZESVK

UKR

ROUHRV

MNE

BGR

TURGRC

Allowed

Not allowed

No regulations

Embryo Donation

ESP

DEU

Legal Regulations – France vs Romania

• Double gamete donation → not allowed

• Embryo donation → allowed

No legal regulations

Legal Regulations – France (I)

Three main legal principles for embryo donation:• Volunteering

• Free of charge

• Anonymity

Legal Regulations – France (II)

• 100% reimbursement, if If the woman is under 43

• Success Rate: 25% per embryo transfer (2009)

• Significant times of waiting (1 – 2 years or more)

Legal Regulations – Romania

• No ART law

• 6 attempts without success since 2004

• Neither double donation of gamete nor embryo

donation are regulated in Romania

• The persons / couples are guided by Romanian

doctors to look for solutions abroad

Testimonials

• 24 women: 16 women from Romania, and 8 from France

• 21 in a stable couple and 3 of them are single mothers

• Their children are between 2 months and 6 years old.

Results

One Procedure Two Procedures Three Procedures

14

9

1

Success after...

Donated Gametes Embryo Adoption

15

9

Procedure Type

Motivation

severe infertility in the case of both partners

13

egg reserve severely diminished and woman without a stable

partner 3

confirmed genetic issues3

just one of the partners had a certified severe infertility

5

The reason why they went to double gamete or embryo donation

Location for performing the procedure

Survey Results

At this moment in time, in your daily life, the fact that you do not have any

genetic connection to your child is:

not important at all

not very important

more or less important

quite important

very important

✔

All 24 interviewed mothers opted to tick ”not important at all”.

Acknowledgements

• Patients and doctors from France and Romania

• Fertility Europe colleagues

Thank you !