Embryo Donation & Adoption in Delhi
Using a donated embryo when neither partner's gametes can produce one — the simplest cycle, and the hardest decision.
What embryo donation & adoption involves
Embryo donation uses embryos donated by another couple who have completed their own treatment, or embryos created from donor eggs and donor sperm where the law permits. Technically it is the least demanding treatment we offer: no stimulation, no retrieval, just endometrial preparation and a transfer.
Emotionally it is the most complex, because the child will be genetically related to neither parent. Counselling is a mandatory part of the pathway here, not because a regulation requires it, but because couples who have worked through it beforehand cope far better afterwards.
Who this is for
- Both partners' gametes unusable or unavailable
- Severe heritable conditions carried by both partners
- Repeated failure of donor egg cycles with the male partner's sperm
- Couples who prefer embryo donation to separate egg and sperm donation
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
Extended discussion of the genetic, emotional, legal and disclosure implications for the family.
Matching
Arranged through a registered ART bank with full screening documentation.
Endometrial preparation
Oestrogen and progesterone, or a natural cycle where suitable, tracked by scan.
Transfer
A single embryo transferred; no anaesthesia and no recovery time.
Your results, in writing
Whatever the outcome of embryo donation & adoption, 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: When both gametes were the problem
41 and 46, Nehru Place · failed donor egg cycles · severe male factor
What she came in with
Two donor egg cycles using her husband's sperm had produced no viable blastocysts. He had severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermia with very high DNA fragmentation that had not improved with three months of treatment.
What the workup showed
The donor eggs were of proven quality — the same donors had produced pregnancies for other recipients. The consistent failure pointed to the sperm. A fourth cycle combining donor eggs with donor sperm was effectively embryo donation, and they found the incremental decision harder than either single-donor step had been.
What we did
Extended counselling over three sessions covering the genetic, emotional and disclosure implications, with no timeline imposed. They took four months to decide and were told explicitly that not proceeding was an acceptable outcome.
Outcome
They chose embryo donation through a registered bank. A single thawed blastocyst transfer in a prepared cycle produced an ongoing pregnancy.
The point of this case
Technically this was the simplest treatment either of them had: no stimulation, no retrieval, one transfer. Emotionally it was the hardest, which is why the counselling took longer than the medicine.
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
Counselling is mandatory here, and we will not skip it
Full screening documentation verified before acceptance
The least physically demanding treatment path available
Open discussion of what and when to tell the child, with no judgement either way
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 embryo donation & adoption
Is embryo donation legal in India?
Yes, within the framework of the ART (Regulation) Act 2021, with the same anonymity, screening, consent and record-keeping requirements as gamete donation.
What are the success rates?
They depend on the age of the woman whose eggs created the embryo and the quality grade at freezing, not on the recipient's age. A good-quality donated blastocyst gives broadly similar odds to a donor egg cycle.
Should we tell the child?
That is entirely your decision, and there is no single right answer. The evidence from adoption research broadly favours early, age-appropriate honesty, and counselling covers the question properly.
Talk it through before you commit
Consultations run for a full hour. Bring any previous reports — they are reviewed properly, not repeated.