IVF laws in Ukraine: age limits, eligibility & donor rules

Ukraine regulates IVF and egg and sperm donation under Ministry of Health Order 787. Egg donation includes anonymous and directed arrangements. Single-woman and female-couple access, parentage and procedure-specific age limits should be confirmed for the chosen method. Foreign patients need current clinic acceptance, screening and consent documents; donor IVF and surrogacy follow different conditions.

Last reviewed: 2026-10-12

IVF age limits in Ukraine

Procedure-specific age assessment. This guide does not establish a numerical upper limit for every IVF method. Ask the authorised provider for its own-egg, donor-egg and embryo-transfer cut-offs.

Legal framework
Procedure-specific age assessment
Private clinic policy
This guide does not establish a numerical upper limit for every IVF method. Ask the authorised provider for its own-egg, donor-egg and embryo-transfer cut-offs.
Public funding
Domestic insurance and public-programme entitlement must be assessed separately from private treatment and foreign-patient access.
Male age limit
Check the provider’s medical and funding criteria separately.
Legal access, clinic policy and public funding are separate conditions. Check which applies to your treatment.

Sources: Ministry of Health Order 787: assisted reproduction

Who is eligible for IVF in Ukraine?

Ministry of Health Order 787 regulates assisted reproduction, consent and donor methods. The proposed method, relationship status and legal parentage must be confirmed under the current consolidated order; individual donor treatment and surrogacy have different conditions.

  • Heterosexual couples

    Separate assessment required

    Confirm the applicable marriage or partnership requirement, medical indication and written consent.

  • Single women

    Separate assessment required

    The cited national material does not establish current single-woman access to every method. Confirm the proposed treatment with the provider.

  • Female couples

    Separate assessment required

    The cited national material does not establish eligibility or joint parentage for a female couple. Obtain confirmation of both before arranging treatment.

  • Male couples / surrogacy

    Separate assessment required

    The cited material does not establish a male-couple surrogacy pathway. Treatment access and legal parentage require a separate assessment.

Sources: Ministry of Health Order 787: assisted reproduction

Egg and sperm donation rules in Ukraine

Order 787 provides for anonymous volunteer egg donors as well as relatives and patients donating oocytes with written consent. Donor selection, medical and genetic screening and consent are regulated; the chosen donor pathway must be documented.

Donor identity
Anonymous and directed donor pathways
Egg donation
Permitted
Sperm donation
Permitted

Sources: Ministry of Health Order 787: assisted reproduction

IVF in Ukraine for foreign patients

International self-pay access is not established by the cited national guidance. Obtain written provider confirmation before arranging treatment.

  1. Ask the clinic to confirm that the proposed treatment is available under the current consolidated Order 787.
  2. Confirm operating arrangements, medical records, screening and consent before arranging travel.
  3. Obtain the donor-information and parentage documents applicable to your individual pathway; surrogacy has separate requirements.
Confirm documents, screening and any clinic-specific requirements before booking your trip.

Sources: Ministry of Health Order 787: assisted reproduction

Questions about IVF laws and requirements in Ukraine

What is the IVF age limit in Ukraine?

Procedure-specific age assessment. This guide does not establish a numerical upper limit for every IVF method. Ask the authorised provider for its own-egg, donor-egg and embryo-transfer cut-offs. Domestic insurance and public-programme entitlement must be assessed separately from private treatment and foreign-patient access.

Can single women and female couples have IVF in Ukraine?

Ministry of Health Order 787 regulates assisted reproduction, consent and donor methods. The proposed method, relationship status and legal parentage must be confirmed under the current consolidated order; individual donor treatment and surrogacy have different conditions.

Are egg and sperm donors anonymous in Ukraine?

Order 787 provides for anonymous volunteer egg donors as well as relatives and patients donating oocytes with written consent. Donor selection, medical and genetic screening and consent are regulated; the chosen donor pathway must be documented.

What should foreign patients check before IVF in Ukraine?

Ask the clinic to confirm that the proposed treatment is available under the current consolidated Order 787. Confirm operating arrangements, medical records, screening and consent before arranging travel. Obtain the donor-information and parentage documents applicable to your individual pathway; surrogacy has separate requirements.

Sources and further reading

National reference: Ministry of Health Order 787: assisted reproduction. Last reviewed: 2026-10-12.

Ministry of Health Order 787: assisted reproductionEuropean Atlas of Fertility Treatment Policies 2024 — Fertility Europe & EPF

The atlas provides comparative policy context from 2024. It does not rate clinic quality or treatment success.

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