Kutluk Oktay

BACKGROUND: There has been an unprecedented progress in the field of fertility preservation (FP) beginning in the late 1990s. Specifically, technological innovations, refinements in the protocols, and a deeper understanding of reproductive …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the outcomes of orthotopic and heterotopic ovarian tissue transplantation (OTT) techniques. DESIGN: Mixed prospective-retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Academic hospital. PATIENTS: A total of 14 recipients of aut…

BACKGROUND: Ovarian tissue cryopreservation has been proven to preserve fertility against gonadotoxic treatments. It has not been clear how this procedure would perform if planned for slowing ovarian aging. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to d…

Ovarian tissue cryopreservation and autotransplantation can restore ovarian endocrine function and fertility and recently were changed from experimental to fertility preservation procedures for medical indications by the American Society of…

Robotic technology is one of the most promising and rapidly developing advancements of the twenty-first century with a potential to make significant contributions to reproductive surgery and preservation of fertility. Along with the major a…

The ovaries are susceptible to damage following treatment with gonadotoxic chemotherapy, pelvic radiotherapy, and/or ovarian surgery. Gonadotoxic treatments have also been used in patients with various nonmalignant systemic diseases. Any wo…

Endometriosis is a common, chronic condition in reproductive age women. Although some women may be asymptomatic, most women present with dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, pelvic pain and/or infertility. Despite the fact that a causal relationship …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the indications, safety, utilization, and success of ovarian tissue freezing and transplantation. DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal analysis. SETTING: Academic medical centers. PATIENT(S): Fifty-nine women who underwe…