🥚 Am I allowed to receive egg donation in Norway?

With conditions

Quick answer

Yes — egg donation has been legal in Norway since 1 January 2021. The treatment is open to couples or single people who meet the assisted-reproduction criteria, after a medical and psychosocial assessment. An important limit is that double donation is not allowed: in assisted reproduction of a couple only one of the gametes may be donated — you cannot have both egg and sperm donated for the same child. Treatment is only carried out at approved clinics. In a same-sex couple, one partner can donate an egg to the other (ROPA). Embryo donation is not allowed.

📋 The rules

Egg donation legal in Norway since 1 January 2021
For those who meet the assisted-reproduction criteria
Double donation of egg and sperm for the same child is not allowed
Only carried out at approved clinics
In a same-sex couple one partner can donate an egg to the other

🔓 Exceptions

Same-sex couples can donate an egg to each other (ROPA)
Embryo donation is still not allowed
The recipient's upper age is assessed individually, without a fixed statutory limit

⚠️ Penalties & fines

Performing assisted reproduction outside the law, such as double donation or at an unapproved clinic, breaches the Biotechnology Act, and clinics can lose their approval.

📎 Official sources

Last verified: 2026-06-20

❓ Frequently asked

Can I receive egg donation?

Yes, egg donation has been legal in Norway since 1 January 2021, for those who meet the assisted-reproduction criteria.

When did egg donation become legal?

1 January 2021. Before that egg donation was banned in Norway.

Can I have both egg and sperm donated?

No. Double donation of both egg and sperm for the same child is not allowed.

Where is the treatment carried out?

Only at approved clinics. The treatment requires a medical and psychosocial assessment.

Are there special rules for same-sex couples?

Yes. In a same-sex couple one partner can donate an egg to the other, known as ROPA.

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