Germany

Last reviewed: 9/26/2026Pending legal verification

Egg donation✓✕ Not allowedESchG ban; reform debated, no bill (2026)

Sperm donation✓✓ Allowed

Anonymous donor✓✕ Not allowedClinic donors registered (SaRegG 2018)

Donor identifiable to child at 18✓✓ AllowedMandatory register; child may ask from 16

Known / directed donor✓✓ AllowedPrivate donation legal, outside register

Single women✓✓ AllowedNo legal ban; clinic practice varies

Female couples✓✓ Allowed

ROPA / reciprocal IVF✓✕ Not allowedCounts as banned egg donation (ESchG)

Surrogacy✓✕ Not allowed

Surrogacy for male couples✓✕ Not allowed

Preimplantation genetic testing✓◐ RestrictedSerious hereditary risk; ethics committee approval

Non-medical sex selection✓✕ Not allowedOnly for sex-linked disease

Legal age limit (women)✓No legal limit (statutory insurance funds 25–40)

✓ Checked against official source

Clinics in this country (153)