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.
- Fertility Preservation in Children
- Testicular Tissue Freezing
- Breast Cancer and IVF
- Egg Freezing
- Ovarian Cryopreservation
Interview and Profiles
Science Translational Medicine: Impairment of BRCA1-Related DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Leads to Ovarian Aging in Mice and Humans.
Dr. Oktay and team discovers why women's eggs age with time.
Washington Post: Female Biological Clock Winds Down as Egg Repair Genes Wane.
NPR: Is it prime time for elective ovarian tissue freezing
Dr. Oktay is interviewed by NPR.
NBC-Nightly News: Cancer survivors keep fertility with new treatment
Dr. Oktay appears on NBC nightly news discussing ovarian tissue cryopreservation and transplantation for young cancer patients. Patient Perspective.
Newsweek: Preserving Parenthood
Dr. Oktay is covered in Newsweek for his pioneering work in fertility preservation in children.
NBC-Today Show: Ovary freezing to help cancer patients
Dr. Kutluk Oktay is a central figure in this Today Show segment that profiles the revolutionary procedures being developed to help cancer patients preserve fertility. The story documents three patients – a woman in her 30s, a 16-year-old, and a toddler – all of whom had ovaries removed and frozen in advance of cancer treatments to safeguard their future fertility options.
Turkish Oncology Society: Cancer and Fertility
Dr. Oktay answers questions about the impact of cancer on fertility and fertility preservation options available.
FOX-Fox&Friends: 2-year-old gets ovaries extracted and preserved
Dr. Oktay is interviewed on Fox News for his ground breaking fertility preservation procedure in a 2-year-old girl.
FOX-TV: Dr. Oktay discusses innovative IVF success story
Dr. Kutluk Oktay, appearing on Fox's The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, described a pioneering fertility preservation procedure in which he removed an ovary from a cancer patient to protect it from the dangerous effects of cancer treatments, and reimplanted it later after which the patient successfully conceived and delivered a baby using her own eggs.
CBS-The Early Show: Dr. Oktay profiled in 'Medical Miracles' series
IFP's Medical Director, Dr. Kutluk Oktay, was interviewed as part of a CBS series titled Medical Miracles where he discussed some of the early success that's resulted from his groundbreaking work to develop a safe fertility treatment to help breast cancer patients harvest eggs before cancer treatments.
CBS-The Early Show - Addendum: Dr. Oktay 'Medical Miracles' follow up
In The Early Show segment linked above, when a participant asked about the results of Dr. Oktay's letrozole research, the doctor provided his verified data and CBS posted Dr. Oktay's rebuttal on its website.
CBS-Katie Couric: Creating Life After Breast Cancer Despite Difficulties
When newlywed Heidi Fener learned she had breast cancer, she thought becoming a mother was almost inconceivable. "Losing my hair was a very scary issue," she said. Each year, about 40,000 women in their reproductive years are diagnosed with breast cancer. Dr.Oktay contributes to this story.
CancerCare Teleconference: Young Women with Breast Cancer
Dr. Oktay participated in a live call-in workshop entitled, Young Women with Breast Cancer: Treatment-Specific Choice, Fertility & Centers.
CancerCare Teleconference: Young Women with Breast Cancer
The feature explores advances in fertility science;
Dr. Oktay is interviewed.
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