Fertility Preservation for Cancer Patients in Delhi
Urgent egg, embryo or sperm freezing before chemotherapy or radiotherapy begins.
What fertility preservation for cancer patients involves
Chemotherapy and pelvic radiotherapy can permanently damage ovarian reserve and sperm production. Preservation before treatment starts is often possible, and these referrals are treated as urgent — we will see you within a day or two.
Random-start stimulation protocols mean we no longer have to wait for the beginning of a menstrual cycle, so egg freezing can usually be completed in about two weeks without delaying oncology treatment.
Who this is for
- Before chemotherapy for breast, haematological or other cancers
- Before pelvic radiotherapy
- Before ovarian or testicular surgery
- Before treatment for severe autoimmune disease with cytotoxic drugs
Not everything on this list means you need this treatment. The workup comes first, and the recommendation follows from what it shows — not from what was booked before you arrived.
Step by step
Urgent consultation
Seen within one to two working days, with direct discussion with your oncologist.
Random-start stimulation
Stimulation begins at whatever point in your cycle you present, saving up to two weeks.
Retrieval and freezing
Eggs or embryos vitrified; sperm frozen the same day for male patients.
Long-term storage
Samples held safely for whenever treatment is complete and you are ready.
Your results, in writing
Whatever the outcome of fertility preservation for cancer patients, you leave each stage with the findings written down — what was done, what was found, what it means, and what the options are from here. Reports are issued the same day wherever the laboratory allows it.
What is different about having this done here
Urgent slots held for oncology referrals
Direct coordination with your treating oncologist
Random-start protocols so cancer treatment is not delayed
Sperm freezing completed the same day
Treated by the consultant, not by a rotating team
Dr. Tiwari performs the scans, the procedure and the follow-up herself, and looks after any pregnancy that results. Over a long treatment course that continuity is the difference between being known and being processed.
- MBBS, MS (Obstetrics & Gynaecology), FNB (Reproductive Medicine)
- Over ten years in reproductive medicine and gynaecological surgery
- Previous treatment records from other centres read in full
- Itemised costs given in writing before anything begins
Areas we see patients from
Both clinics are in South Delhi. Patients travelling from further out have appointments grouped to cut down the number of trips.
Questions about fertility preservation for cancer patients
Will this delay my cancer treatment?
Usually by less than two weeks, and often not at all for men. Your oncologist's timeline takes priority and we plan around it.
Is stimulation safe with hormone-sensitive cancer?
For oestrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer we use letrozole-based protocols that keep oestrogen levels low. This is standard and well studied.
What if there is no time at all?
Ovarian tissue cryopreservation may be an option in some centres, and we will refer you if that is the right route.
Talk it through before you commit
Consultations run for a full hour. Bring any previous reports — they are reviewed properly, not repeated.