Egg Donor in Hyderabad: How Families Use a Registered Bank

Short answer. If you need an egg donor in Hyderabad, the lawful route is a registered ART Bank (Act s.27(1)), never an agent. Ours is Zoi Fertility in Powai, Mumbai, and your cycle takes place at our registered Level 2 ART clinic there. You can begin from Hyderabad, choose a donor from a profile without a photo, and travel for the key days of treatment.

How do you find an egg donor in Hyderabad lawfully?

Only through a registered ART Bank. The bank screens and registers the donor, and the commissioning couple or woman receives a donor matched to them alone (Act s.27(1), s.27(3)). For a family in Hyderabad working with us, the steps look like this:

1. A private call with your coordinator, then a consultation with our Medical Director. Follow up consultations can be online too, not only the first one.
2. Your reports and ID, shared online, so the doctor can plan your treatment. Prescriptions, documentation, donor selection and investigation requisitions can also be done online and emailed to you at the click of a button.
3. Registration with the bank, which opens the donor profiles to you.
4. Matching, before you travel.
5. The key days of your cycle at our Level 2 ART clinic in Powai, Mumbai.

This is the same route by which any Indian egg donor reaches a family, wherever the family lives.

Zoi Fertility’s bank and clinic are in the same premises. This helps couples, because all consent forms, documentation, insurance and affidavits can be completed in one place in one visit, without any travel. We also use technology at its best. Prescriptions, drug advice, appointment details, invoices and payments are all on your mobile and fast. You do not need to be in the clinic, or even in Mumbai, to finish your paperwork, a telecall or medical advice.

Can a sister, cousin or friend from Hyderabad be our donor?

Yes. A known donor is allowed, but she must first be screened and registered by a registered ART Bank (Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health Research), File No. I.11019/39/2022-HR dated 15 Nov 2022, Q2 and Q4). She cannot skip the bank because she is family.

The same rules apply to her as to any donor:

• She is 23 to 35 years old (Act s.27(2)(b)) and donates once in her life (Act s.27(4)).
• She gives written informed consent in Form 13 (Act s.22(1)(a); Rules r.13).
• You buy her 12 months of insurance against complications of retrieval (Act s.22(1)(b); Rules r.12).
• She travels to the clinic in Mumbai for her stimulation and retrieval, and her documented expenses can be reimbursed with no monetary gain.

A donor from within the family also knows your family. It helps to talk together, gently, about privacy and about how you will speak of it later, before you begin. Read more on whether a known egg donor is allowed in India.

Can we choose a donor from our own community?

Some families search for a donor from their own community. We understand that the wish for something familiar comes from love for the child you hope to have.

Here is what we can share. The law keeps the donor’s identity confidential (Act s.21(e)), so you see a profile, not a person. Our profile shows her blood group, height, education, and skin, hair and eye colour. We do not promise a match by community. See how egg donor matching works without photos.

How do you plan the trip from Hyderabad to Mumbai?

Many families with roots in Hyderabad now live abroad. The Government of India has clarified that the Act does not bar foreign nationals from availing ART, subject to eligibility (File No. I.11019/37/2023-HR dated 9 Mar 2023, Q1). The cycle still happens in India, because donor eggs cannot be sent out of the country (Act s.29). Read can foreigners and NRIs use donor eggs in India.

Which red flags should Hyderabad families know?

• Someone who promises a donor of a particular community, with photos. That is not how a registered bank shares donor details (Act s.21(e)).
• An agent or middleman who offers a donor. That is an offence (Act s.33(1)(g)).
• A price for the donor or her eggs. Selling gametes is an offence (Act s.33(1)(b)).

Our guide to egg donation law in India puts every rule in one place.

Book a private consultation and begin from Hyderabad with one coordinator who plans each step with you.

Questions

References

• Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 (Act No. 42 of 2021): sections 21(e), 22(1)(a), 22(1)(b), 27(1), 27(2)(b), 27(3), 27(4), 29, 33(1)(b) and (g).
• Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Rules, 2022 (G.S.R. 419(E)): rules 12 and 13; Form 13.
• Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health Research): File No. I.11019/39/2022-HR dated 15 Nov 2022; File No. I.11019/37/2023-HR dated 9 Mar 2023.

This page explains the law as published. It is not legal advice.