🇨🇿 Fertility treatment in Czech Republic

The legal framework

Access

Under Section 6 of Act 373/2011, artificial fertilization can be performed on a woman of reproductive age whose age has not exceeded 49 years, based on a written request from a woman and a man who intend to undergo the treatment together. The request must be no older than six months, and written consent is required again before each procedure. Only providers authorized in reproductive medicine may perform treatment.^[1][2]

Donation and anonymity

Eggs and sperm from a third person can only come from an anonymous donor: a woman aged 18 to 35 or a man aged 18 to 40. The clinic must ensure mutual anonymity between donor and couple, and between donor and child. Donors can be reimbursed for expenses on request.^[1][2]

Embryos

Unused embryos can, with the couple’s written consent, be donated to another anonymous infertile couple or used for research under separate law. After 10 years of storage, the clinic must contact the couple about continued storage or disposal.^[1]

Egg freezing and embryo freezing

Act 373/2011 sets rules for storing and later using frozen embryos, including the 10-year contact requirement. It frames assisted reproduction around treating infertility in a couple. If you are considering egg freezing for later use, ask clinics directly how they apply these rules to your situation.^[1]

For how egg and embryo freezing work and how common they are in the US, see our guides on egg freezing and frozen vs. fresh embryo transfer.

Questions to ask a clinic in Czech Republic

• Does the clinic report its results to the national or regional registry, and can it share its own outcomes by age?
• Which of the rules on this page apply to you as a foreign patient, and what documents will you need?
• If you use donor eggs, sperm or embryos, what information about the donor will you and a future child be able to access?
• How long can frozen eggs or embryos be stored, what does storage cost each year, and can they be shipped to another country?
• How many visits are needed in person, and which steps can be done with a clinic at home?

See also our full list of questions to ask a fertility clinic.

Not covered yet

We only publish facts we can tie to a primary source. Not yet covered on this page: Treatment prices; National registry outcomes (not found in an openly licensed form); Surrogacy.