Egg Donor Programme in Delhi
How donors are screened, how matching works, and what the law requires — set out before you decide.
What egg donor programme involves
Donor eggs come exclusively from ART banks registered under the ART (Regulation) Act 2021. The Act sets the screening requirements: age limits, infectious disease testing, genetic carrier screening, psychological assessment, and a strict limit on how many times a woman may donate in her lifetime.
Donor anonymity is mandatory in India. Matching is done on physical characteristics and blood group through the registered bank; you cannot select a donor from a catalogue, and any clinic offering that is not operating within the law.
Who this is for
- Premature ovarian insufficiency or early menopause
- Very low ovarian reserve with repeated cycle cancellation
- Repeated own-egg cycles producing no viable embryos
- A heritable genetic condition carried by the female partner
Not everything on this list means you need this treatment. The workup comes first, and the recommendation follows from what it shows — not from what was booked before you arrived.
Step by step
Counselling first
A dedicated session covering the medical, emotional and legal dimensions, before any decision is made.
Bank matching
Physical characteristics and blood group matched through an ART Act–registered bank.
Screening verification
We confirm the donor's screening documentation is complete before accepting the match.
Recipient preparation and transfer
Your endometrium is prepared with oestrogen and progesterone; donor eggs are fertilised with your partner's sperm and one blastocyst transferred.
Your results, in writing
Whatever the outcome of egg donor programme, you leave each stage with the findings written down — what was done, what was found, what it means, and what the options are from here. Reports are issued the same day wherever the laboratory allows it.
Case study: Premature ovarian insufficiency at 29
29, Chittaranjan Park · periods stopped at 27 · no cause found
What she came in with
Periods stopped at twenty-seven with hot flushes and disturbed sleep. She had been told she was 'too young for menopause' and treated for stress for over a year.
What the workup showed
FSH was 68 IU/L on two samples six weeks apart with an AMH below 0.01 and no visible antral follicles. Karyotype was normal, FMR1 premutation screening was negative, and adrenal and thyroid autoantibodies were negative. Idiopathic premature ovarian insufficiency.
What we did
Two separate consultations before any decision: the first to explain the diagnosis and start hormone replacement, which she needs until around 51 for her bones and cardiovascular health; the second, weeks later, to discuss donor eggs. Counselling was arranged in between.
Outcome
They proceeded with donor egg IVF through a registered bank four months later. A single blastocyst transfer produced an ongoing pregnancy delivered at term.
The point of this case
Two things were needed and they are easy to conflate: treatment for a medical condition she will have for twenty years, and a route to a family. Separating the two conversations gave her room to absorb the first before deciding on the second.
Illustrative case. This is a composite of presentations commonly seen in this practice, written for explanation — it is not the record of an identifiable patient, and no individual's details are used. Outcomes vary, and nothing here is a prediction of what will happen in your case.
What is different about having this done here
Registered banks only, with screening documentation verified
Counselling built into the pathway rather than offered as an extra
Success rates quoted from donor age, which is what actually determines them
No pressure and no timeline — the decision is taken at your pace
Treated by the consultant, not by a rotating team
Dr. Tiwari performs the scans, the procedure and the follow-up herself, and looks after any pregnancy that results. Over a long treatment course that continuity is the difference between being known and being processed.
- MBBS, MS (Obstetrics & Gynaecology), FNB (Reproductive Medicine)
- Over ten years in reproductive medicine and gynaecological surgery
- Consultations and scans at Mother's Hope, Katwaria Sarai; theatre work at SHE Delhi Hospital, Greater Kailash II
- Itemised costs given in writing before anything begins
Areas we see patients from
Both locations are in South Delhi. Patients travelling from further out have appointments grouped to cut down the number of trips.
Questions about egg donor programme
What are the success rates with donor eggs?
Generally 55–65% clinical pregnancy per blastocyst transfer, largely independent of the recipient's age, because the eggs come from a young screened donor.
Can we choose or meet the donor?
No. Indian law requires donor anonymity. Matching is on physical characteristics and blood group only.
Will the child be legally ours?
Yes. Under the ART Act the commissioning couple are the legal parents and the donor relinquishes all parental rights.
Talk it through before you commit
Consultations run for a full hour. Bring any previous reports — they are reviewed properly, not repeated.