For Patients

Information to be Provided by Reproductive Technology Centres

The persons seeking RT procedure should be informed of the following before treatment services are provided:

1. explanation of the RT procedure, possible discomfort, side effects, complications of treatment and associated risks such as the risks of surgical gamete retrieval procedures, to the woman and the resulting pregnancy including, where relevant, risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome or multiple pregnancy and indications for embryonic reduction;
2. for storage of gametes or embryos, the relevant information on the decline in pregnancy rates associated with aging of women and use of stored gametes and/or embryos in bringing about human reproduction by artificial means at advanced maternal age, the risks of pregnancy at an advanced maternal age, the impacts of delayed childbearing, the arrangements upon cessation of storage and the storage period policy of the licensed centre, if any;
3. limitations and possible outcomes of the treatment;
4. other options available;
5. charges for the services;
6. the legal status of the child and parents and the right of the consequence child to access to related information (if donated gametes or embryos are used in the treatment); and
7. the legal obligation of service providers to report information to the Council on Human Reproductive Technology in accordance with the Human Reproductive Technology Ordinance (Cap. 561).

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