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The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Quality and Safety) Regulations 2007

These Regulations came into force on 5th July 2007 and apply to any bodies (medical or non-medical) which deal with the storage, distribution, procurement and import/export of donated sperm and eggs ('gametes'). In particular they are intended to bring internet based businesses under regulation. However the Regulations will not affect private ...

Legal FAQs for Adoption

Will I have control over the kind of child I adopt? You can certainly specify in your application the type of child you are looking for but adoption requires you to be flexible as children who are available for adoption can vary in ages, sex and racial and cultural background. The ...

Legal FAQs for IVF

What is IVF?    IVF (in vitro fertilisation) is where a woman's eggs are fertilised by sperm outside of her womb (in vitro). Ovulation is controlled using hormone treatment, the eggs are then removed from the woman's ovaries and fertilised by sperm in a laboratory. The fertilised egg (embryo) is then ...

Sperm Donation in New Zealand

Sperm donation in New Zealand is based upon respect for both the sperm donor and the couple or person receiving the sperm donation. Under the New Zealand system sperm donors cannot remain anonymous and are not paid. However, sperm donors can make certain stipulations about the types of families that their ...

Does Self-Insemination Work?

Yes it does and there is proof of this on numerous sperm donation sites and elsewhere. However, the rate of success is about the same as intercourse is low and it may require several attempts to succeed. However, conception depends on a number of factors such as age (the ...

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