
Chemotherapy treatments and other conditions such as Turner's and galactosemia can threaten the future fertility of children.
At IFP, we offer innovative gamete and tissue freezing procedures to all ages of male and female children.
While mature men can preserve fertility by sperm freezing, the only option in male children is testicular tissue freezing.
At IFP, we offer this experimental option for children undergoing chemotherapy.
Eggs are harvested for safekeeping in advance of cancer treatments, and reimplanted in an IVF procedure when the patient's cancer is in remission.
We developed innovative strategies to keep estrogen levels low during ovarian stimulation to collect eggs so that cancer recurrence is not increased.
Oocyte freezing has come a long way. Our research shows that current success rates have approached to that of standard IVF procedures.
When fertility is under threat in single women and adolescents, this is a useful strategy to preserve fertility.
This technique does not require ovarian stimulation and can be performed in children and adults with short notice.
IFP's experience is unmatched, as Dr Oktay performed the first procedures in the world.
Center for Reproductive Medicine/Institute for Fertility Preservation is a state of the art facility dedicated to the treatment of most complicated cases of infertility and fertility preservation, and is directed by the world renown fertility expert Kutluk Oktay, M.D. The center conducts cutting edge research, and utilizes most advanced techniques for fertility preservation and fertility treatment, many developed by Kutluk Oktay, M.D.The center is located in Westchester county, only 30 min from Manhattan.