1.
Comparative Analysis on the Situation of
Double Gamete and Embryo Donation in
Romania and France
Nicoleta CRISTEA – BRUNEL, Helsinki, July 2016

2.
Disclaimer
I declare that I have no commercial or financial interests pertaining to the subject of this presentation or its content.

3.
ISL
GBR
NDL
BEL
FRA
ITA
MLT
PRT
NOR
SWE
FIN
POL
CZE
SVK
UKR
ROU
HRV
MNE
BGR
TUR
GRC
Allowed
Not allowed
No regulations
Double Gamete Donation
ESP
DEU

4.
ISL
GBR
NDL
BEL
FRA
ITA
MLT
PRT
NOR
SWE
FIN
POL
CZE
SVK
UKR
ROU
HRV
MNE
BGR
TUR
GRC
Allowed
Not allowed
No regulations
Embryo Donation
ESP
DEU

5.
Legal Regulations – France vs Romania
• Double gamete donation → not allowed
• Embryo donation → allowed
No legal regulations

6.
Legal Regulations – France (I)
Three main legal principles for embryo donation:
• Volunteering
• Free of charge
• Anonymity

7.
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)

8.
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

9.
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.

10.
Results
14
9
1
One Procedure Two Procedures Three Procedures
Success after...
15
9
Donated Gametes Embryo Adoption
Procedure Type

11.
Motivation
severe infertility in the
case of both partners
13
egg reserve severely
diminished and woman
without a stable partner
3
confirmed genetic issues
3
just one of the partners
had a certified severe
infertility
5
The reason why they went to double gamete or embryo donation

12.
Location for performing
the procedure

13.
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”.

14.
Acknowledgements
• Patients and doctors from France and Romania
• Fertility Europe colleagues

15.
Thank you !