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Draft position on international limits on the number of offspring per gamete donor (stakeholder review version)

November 2025

ESHRE’s draft position on international limits on the number of offspring per gamete donor is now open for stakeholder review. This position paper describes relevant principles that should be considered in debates surrounding international limits on the number of offspring born from a single gamete donor and sets out ESHRE’s position and policy recommendations on this topic, particularly focusing on the European Union.

The position paper will be open for stakeholder review until 4 January 2026.

How to participate:

  1. Read the draft position paper
  2. Download the reviewer form
  3. Send the completed reviewer form to johanna@eshre.eu by 4 January 2026.

The position paper was prepared by a dedicated working group composed of the following members:

- Lucy Frith (co-chair) 
- Jackson Kirkman-Brown (co-chair) 
- Aisling Ahlström 
- Dinka Baldani 
- Carlos Calhaz-Jorge 
- Gueorgui Nikolov 
- Petra Thorn 
- Nathalie Vermeulen (ESHRE central office support) 
- Johanna Tassot (ESHRE central office support)