Countries

Sperm donation

Egg donation

For heterosexual

For homosexual

For a single person

England

Allowed, but the donor's anonymity is not protected, up to £750

Allowed, but, donors are compensated up to £750

Allowed, but you must not have already a child

No

Yes

Croatia

Allowed, but no  sperm bank

Allowed, but no egg bank

Allowed

Allowed, but not implemented

Allowed, but not implemented

France

Donors are anonymous, they are voluntary and not compensated. No more than 6 children  can be conceived from a single donor.

Lack of female donors, but they can produce a maximum of 5 children

Possible but you have to be married and have lived together for 2 years.

Not possible

No, You have to be married

Spain

Donors are voluntary, not compensated. The donation is anonymous. No more than 6 children can be conceived from a single donor.

Voluntary donors, not compensated. Donation is anonymous. No more than 6 children can be conceived from a single donor.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Italy

Yes

Yes, since 2014.

Yes, but in a country with strong catholic traditions, IVF treatment remains somewhat a taboo topic. Over ten thousand Italians travel abroad every year for the treatment.

Not possible, only couples of different sexes

No, you have to be in couple or married.

Germany

If the couple buy the sperm, the health insurances do not pay for it.

Egg donation is against the law in Germany.

Yes because there is almost 6 million couples who desperately wish to have children and cannot do it naturally.

Not possible

If you want to have a refund, you have to be a married couple

Austria

Only in very special cases. The sperm of a single donor can be donated to a maximum of three women. After the age of 14 year- old, children who are born with the aid of sperm have the right to know who their biological father is

In Austria egg donation and embryo donation are not allowed.

Yes but for artificial insemination, only ova and sperm of the couple may be used.

Not possible but very soon

No, only for married couples

Switzerland

Donor sperm may be used only in certain cases. A child conceived through sperm donation, after turning 18, may request information of his/her biological father.

Egg donation is forbidden

For artificial insemination, only ova and sperm of the couple may be used.

Not possible but very soon

No, The couple must be married.

Czech Republic

Sperm donation – legal framework – the donor should be between the age of 18 – 40 years old, and healthy. The donor is, and remains anonymous

Egg donation – statutory basic conditions – the donor should be between the age of 18 – 35 year-old, and healthy

The donor is, and remains anonymous

Yes

No

No

Australia

it is illegal to buy or sell any human tissue, including sperm, eggs and embryos.

Once  children conceived using donated sperm turn 18, they will be able to access certain information on the Register if they wish. It cost a lot : 875 $ for using a clinic recruited donor and 1930 $ for

using a known sperm donor.

Yes but you have to chose your own donor, If you are unable to find your own donor, associations cannot recruit one for you, they can only provide advice and support on ways to advertise for a donor.

yes

yes

yes

Brazil

Yes

Yes

Costs of treatments are highly affordable in comparison to the USA and western Europe

The country has a total of 150 centres offering infertility treatments

Yes

Yes

Russia

Sperm donation is legal. 

The donations are usually anonymous although the law does not prohibit the entire process to be fully transparent and non-anonymous.

Egg donation in Russia can be anonymous or “non-anonymous”.

Yes, Russia has around 80 infertility clinics offering treatment to residents and non-residents.

No

No

USA

Yes, in most of the states

It is not possible in 26 /50 states in USA

Yes, except in Arizona. The U.S. has among the lowest rates of IVF usage of any developed country in the world, partly because of the high procedure cost, on average $100,000 per successful pregnancy.

NO, in most of the states

NO, in most of the states