DR SF LOH OF KKH


Hi all,
I was with DR SF Loh too.. and succeed with my first try IVF ... all the best for those going thru this route... !! Hi Jess Lee.. used to have SF Low email but lost it somehow. if I manage to find, will email you !!

again.. Dr SF Loh has a very high hit rate..so rest assure you are with the best...

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Hi everybody,
I m hearing a lots of good comments for SF Loh. I personally do not have any good impression on him. I did IVF under him in 2005 and was pregnant after 2 attempts of IUI and 1 attempt of IVF. But the HCG is always on the low side, but he did not give me any injections to support the poor baby and merely juz wait and see. During my 7wks, he told me that there is no heart beats and ask me to do a D&C. He did not explain much to me and no personal touch at all and merely doing his job as a doctor to juz ask me to come on that day to do the D&C. We are in a lost, and went for 2nd opinion. I did not turn up for the D&C and they did not even follow up with me. Consider that it is not cheap for his consulation compare to the private gynae, there is no personal touch at all. You are left alone to face everything without any comfort from him as a doctor.
 
Hi Ladies,

Just an update, we already went to see Dr. SF Loh last July and we signed up for IVF procedure! Last Aug. 11 (day 21 from start of menses), I have started taking Buserelin (in lieu of Lucrin) for suppression of hormones. After 2 weeks, I am scheduled for blood tests and scan. If the results are favorable, I will start with Puregon.

I just have one question though. Today is my 7th day of taking Buserelin and I have my menses. Is it normal to still have my menses while taking Buserelin or Lucrin? This may sound like a silly question but I just got the impression that Buserelin or Lucrin is supposed to suppress the body's normal release of hormones thereby suppressing the onset of menses as well. Would appreciate feedback on this.

Thank you Ladies for the support.:)
 
hi marley,

I was with Dr SF Loh and did IVF in year 2005 too. I got my menses also with Lucrin jab. Think it's normal. Don't worry...
 
Hi everyone,

Am new to this thread. I've also heard a lot of good comments on dr loh, but like stars, I'm beginning to have my doubts.

I first saw him end of last year when I was diagnosed with dermoid cyst. Heard he's one of the best surgeons when it comes to cysts. Had my operation in Jan '07 and he also checked my tubes etc to ensure everything is well.

After that, my husband and I have been trying to conceive. Dr Loh first place me on folic acid, and suggested we start in March cos my body needs time to recover from the operation. We went back to see him in June to ask for his opinion cos we had no luck. He ran a blood test and tested my ovulation. It came out positive, but the HSg level was quite low. He said that this does not affect our chances to conceive and just asked us to try somemore. Folic acid was prescribed and we've been trying since then. No luck as yet. Sigh.

Since then, I emailed him just last week and he suggested SO-IUI or IVF. I truly don't know what to do. Even the idea for a sperm analysis for hubby and other means to conceive was also brought up by us before Dr Loh agreed that we could try it. He doesn't seem very worried or caring. I'm beginning to wonder if we should continue staying with him or going somewhere else for a 2nd opinion.

Does anyone here have any good fertility advise or doctors to recommend? We've been trying for 1.5 years and I'm getting depressed.
 
Hi krispy,

I think u have to understand that in govt hospital, they usually do not recommend IUI or IVF unless absolutely necessary. As for pte gynae, my opinion is that they will be more willing to put u to IUI and IVF if u are financially sound and willing to go thru it.

I was with Dr SF Loh, but my case was a straight forward. After 2 sperm analysis that confirmed a male factor infertility and that a chance of conceiving naturally is very low, I was referred for IVF and this was just 6 months after I 1st saw him. Dr Loh did my IVF as well and my girl is now 2 yrs old.

On the other hand, my SIL after seeing my sucess went to see him as well... for her case, it a long process before she suceeded. This is because he could not find any problem with both my SIL and her hubby. They did all the tests then try naturally for 3 months, after that went for ovulation monitoring program, then IUI and SO-IUI before she suceeded. It takes her about 1.5 yrs as well.

I would suggest u see him personally to discuss your case. I find his replies in email are usually very brief and this could be due to the fact that he do not have your med history. He is really a very nice gynae... and I just saw again recently for my FET.

Nonetheless, if u want a 2nd opinion from a pte gynae, u may want to try Prof Ng SC at gleneagles. My friend is under him and I understand he is quite good too!
 
He hasn't even suggested I go for the ovulation monitoring program. Or is that the one where they took a blood test to check if I'm ovulating?

We're currently considering whether to go for IUI, SO IUI or IVF. May I know what's the price difference for the 3 if we were to do it at KKH and success rate? Which is best?
 
Hi Krispy,

The ovulation monitoring program is whereby they try to detect your ovulation day thru scan and urine test. Once near ovulation, they will advise u to go back and try naturally. Actually, i think this can done personally using Clearblue and no point going thru this programme if your mense is regular. My SIL, though got no problem ovulating but got irregular mense. Hence, it is difficult to detect ovulation herself.

In terms of sucess rates, IVF had the highest, followed by SO-IUI and then IUI. Should u decide to go for ART, i don't think kkh will allow u to go for IVF directly, unless your condition is really extreme like mine. Also, if u plan to do IVF, please go to the hospital with higher sucess rate, cos IVF is determined by many factors apart fron gynae such as the protocol they used, the laboratory etc. During my time in 2004, the 2 hospital with highest sucess rates were Gleneagles and KKH.
 
Hi Chemistry,

Thanks for explaining. I didn't know we can't go for IVF directly. Dr Loh just asked if I wanna go for IVF / IUI, and I was the one asking him whether I should try Clomid or some other not so drastic measures first.

Does anyone here has any doctor at Gleneagles to recommend?
 
krispy,

Not that u cannot go for IVF directly. If you met certain criteria, I'm sure u can get referral for IVF directly without the need of going thru IUI or SO-IUI, just like me. Hence, it will be better that you discuss the medical conditions with the gynae before deciding what's best for you. IUI and SO-IUI are definitely shorter and faster procedure as compared with IVF. Hence, they are less stressful compared with IVF.

Prog Ng SC at Gleneagles is also a reproductive specialist. U may want to consult him?
 
Thanks Chemistry. We'll go round Gleneagles and ask for a 2nd opinion. Gosh... I just checked the prices and it's more than twice the price at Gleneagles compared to KKH. My goodness... shocking. Oh well... just go for a 2nd opinion anyway.
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Haha... At least I'll feel better.
 
Krispy,
u can try Dr Chritopher Chong @ Glen E.. he used to be at KKH..i ttc for abt 2 years no result then Dr Chong suggest hubby go for a sperm test then our onli choice is ICSI delay till last year then hubby finali decide to go ICSI..1st try i preg! After 5 years of waiting and my son is 4mths old
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We have juz start TTCing for 3mths.

Wonder if we shd go for a Pre-Conception checkup @ KKH but the tests seems too general & basic.
Or juz go straight to clinic D to c Dr loh?
Any advise?
 
mrschoo,

from what I know is if you and your hubby have not tried for at least one year, the gynae will not suggest anything else except keep on trying or ways to maximise the chances.... that's all...
 
Can any1 advise on how is the proceed for fertility tests & treatment with Dr SF Loh in KKH?

Will we get to go straight for some tests in the 1st few visits?

I heard some said have to wait for 6mths to get the test results, the progress is slow & drag for vy long?
 
Mrs Choo,
That's not true. Test result can be out pretty fast and normally reveal to you during your next appt in few weeks time. Why not consult Dr 1st to have a brief idea on the procedure?Maybe Dr can advise you better.
 
Hi Ladies,

I'm with Dr SF Loh. I just finished my 1st time IVF and successful pregnant with one baby. I'm now in the 1st trimester.

Have confident in yourself and with the doctor doing IVF. I have no problem throughout the whole process.
 
Dear all,

My wife and I had been trying to conceive for at least 2 years.
And we had been seeing this gynae (Dr. Yvonne Chan) from Thomson Medical. She's not very caring, and does not provide too much information. So we decided to switch.

We have several recommendations for different gynaes in private hospitals.
But I was thinking of seeing Dr. Loh Seong Feei from KKH.

Would greatly appreciate if you could provide more comments about this gynae, so that we can make an informed decision on whether to make him our gynae.

From the above threads, here's a quick summation:

Pros:
1. Very high hit rate.

Cons:
1. Not very caring?
2. Not too concerned about any abnormalities?

Greatly appreciate if you're able to provide more comments, and even correct my impression of Dr. Loh SF.

Thanks!
 
Hi Dennis,

I was with Dr SF Loh too, and was successful during on my 1st IVF. My bb is 8 mths old.

My hubby and me felt that:

Pros:
1. His success rate is very very high, in fact he is well known for his magic hands
2. He is a very pragmatic man, and will not hard sell things that are not necessary
3. He replies to email very promptly

However, he is a man of few words and say only what you need to know, which is why he appears to be uncaring. (which is the opposite of what pregnant ladies needed) The other cons is that he has a lot of patients, and that means his consultation waiting time is longer.

We felt that he is just right for us, we wanted high success rate, no hard sell on other stuff we do not need, and advise us on our concerns over emails. However, gynae is a very subjective issue, and most impt, your wife has to be comfortable too.

All the best!
 
hi,

i'm currently seeing dr sf loh as well. been trying for 3 years and seen many gynaes before him. after all these years of searching, i find he's the best among all the gynaes i've seen.

he's very direct, doesnt beat around the bush and answers all my questions. though the waiting time kills, i feel it's worthwhile.

i'll be going for my 1st IVF soon and hope it'll succeed.
 
hi rain stone,

i am sure Dr Loh will help us ..

I have made up my mind to go for lap scope after tinking it thru.

under the magic hands of his, i strongly believe i will conceieve.

have decided to book the lap scope to be done by him.

anyone here done b4? wanna share with me ur experience huh?
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me me... i did my scope in sept last yr... every1 was saying higher chance of getting preg after scope but it didnt wk for me... so i suspected it was my hubby's prob & got him to do his SA. & true enuf, he's the problem...
we are now seeing tcm to regulate our body 1st b4 proceeding wif ivf...
heard success rate will b higher when combine tcm wif ivf...
 
Hi Rainstone,

I am goin ahead with the scope esp when i tok to a lot of my good frens . they know that i am tired of having always to rely on chinese medicine that havent realli taken effect..
 
Me also with Dr Loh. Been seeing him only a few times to do tests to check if my body ok for pregnancy. Recently tested positive for pregnant, but sad to say, it was a "chemical pregnancy" which resulted in miscarriage. Saw Dr Loh after the incident and found he also seem quite indifferent and appear not too concerned. Agreed he's a man of few words and sometimes you have to ask him questions then he will tell you things. My hubby feel is he only answers when asked, instead of giving advice direct. But perhaps like what LB said, he's pragmatic. Will still stick to him for sometime. He's the head of the unit, so believe his experience should be good.
 
Dear all,

I'm also with Dr SF Loh since 2004 when he was not the HOD. I'm considered lucky as our problem are mainly male factor. I conceived my girl in 2004 (1st IVF fresh cycle) and now 35 weeks with twins (2nd IVF fresh cycle).

He is a nice doc but frankly speaking, once the doc became HOD, he will be very tied up with other work such as admin matters. I even know some HODs in KKH who opt not to deliver babies in the wee hrs, but not Dr Loh. He's pro-natural delivery and understands our financial burden. In my current pregnancy, he even advise us not to sign up for any delivery package until my twins are of the right weight due to chances of my twins having to be hospitalised. Hence, i hv the option for B2 or C ward.

For us who need to assistance to conceive, the most impt to have an experienced doc and be confident with his/her judgement.
 
it really hard to say whether sf loh is suitable for everyone.

my husband was complaining to me the the other day, wait 2 hrs to see him and then hear him mumble for 5 min. he did the scanning so fast that we didn't even know he is done...

but then again if you talk to the nurses in other dept, they will tell you that sf loh is very accurate that is why he has so many patients and he is super good in operations.

Separately when i landed in hospital 2 years back due to ohss, he keep telling us to down-grade to a cheaper ward that we can save on the hospital bills.

but when i get pregnant this time around, it was due to another doc recommendation (in the ivf centre) to try blastocyst which has a higher chance of success. when we ask him about this, he just say..it up to you...

so i suppose it all up to individual.
 
Dr SF Loh delivered my baby (normal pregnancy) in Nov 08. I would love to continue seeing him as a gynae but the wait is too long (even though I saw him as a private patient). As far as costs are concerned, his fees were about the same as those at a private hospital.

We found him to be reassuring when we expressed concerns. As my due date was around Xmas, we thought that he might not be around. But he assured us (months before Xmas) that he would be around to deliver our baby. We eventually had our baby in November instead and yes he came back in the early hours of the morning to deliver our baby at 3:40am.

Also, if you need to change your appt, you will find that Dr Loh's sch is so tight that you may have to wait up to a few weeks to see him.

Hope this helps.
 
i tried all "famous" doctor, done IUI,done IVF, done FET, spent alot of money but was successful with dr loh in 1 attempt. With other clinics, they are very "thorough" need to take this injection, that medicine, see the dr every 2 weeks etc (that's why my bills were so high). With Dr loh, you need not see him so often, need not any extra injection, need not scan so often, need not to do test so often too, I asked him why, and he said " cos the rest of the clinics need to pay rental :)

For Dr Loh, there is nothing you can do at the early stage of each pregnancy, no injection can help to save your foetus if it is not a healthy pregnancy, that's why can only wait and see but he is nevertheless thorough and yes he likes to say, up to you, the reason is becos, other than his professional views that he alreaady given to each patient, if you ask him if you need this or that treatment, to him, not much difference and he is not god too so he would not know if a blastocyst is better or not, he told me that he went to states to see the differences and there is not much differences that a blastocyst can survive better, some theories is that the earlier you put the embryo in the better for the embryo to survive in mum's womb condition, that's why alot of times, dr loh said up to you cos it is our own comfort level, good thing about him is he never reject or slap back my concern unless it is really not visable, as long as I am comfortable, he will accomodate that for his patients. KKH is quite strict but dr loh is one dr who do not really be bother by that, alots of times, he has done more for us and bypass all the policies in KKH.

I remembered i told him that I seem to be jinx in pregnancy, done all sort of treatment and yet cannot get pregnant, he told me that i could be jinx but not him :) True enough, first IVF with him and I am pregnant, my boy is now 15 mths and I am pregant again thru natural conception, alot of his patients got natural conception for their second kid and funny thing is that how I struck naturally this time is also due to dr loh, went to do my annual pap smear with him when my boy 12 mths old and he said that i am ovulating soon, can try if i want, I told him that unless it is a girl cos i already got a boy, he said that i am ovulating soon not ovulated so chances of girl is quite high and true enough, I am carrying my gal :) to me and my hubby, we cannot thanks Dr loh enough for making our parenthood comes true.
 
Hi All,

I jus did my lap to clear endo under Dr SF loh. mine was coupled with a bit of complicated surgery in the sense that two cysts were discovered along the way plus there are some endo stuck near to the intestines. the two cysts were eventually removed but not the nodule on the intestines side.

i am currently taking the GnRH to curb those endo tissues residing on the intestines and realli hope to clear up all before having a baby.

anyone has similar experience huh?
 
havent recievd my bill yet leh...cos they havent post to me leh....

mine is not fibroid lah ...yeah ...
 
Hi ladies,

Dr Loh had just delivered my twins on Mon by induction! As assured by Dr Loh, my twins are of the right size n I managed to escape c-section! I was really impressed by his and his asst Dr Marianne (yap he brough along an asst!) skills during the labour process. It's not easy to deliver twin naturally, but he managed to do so. As what I always said, must have faith in the doc u are seeing. If u have doubts in their skill or judgement, i will rather u change to another doc u are more confident with than to seek opinions around.
 
yes i totally agreed. i have strong faith and trust when dr loh did my lap for me too..today jus met him for consultation and felt he is a great patient doc whom will attend to my long queries..i went to do a lot of research and written two pages of questions to ask him leh..he is good in handling questions
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hi sunbelle
how long did you wait to fix the opn appt? my 1st gynae is Dr Loh but felt that he is one with few words lay.

He previously asked me to do lap for fibriod but I chicken out.
 
Hi ladies,

any1 went to consult dr. loh regarding ovarian cysts? is he an expert in this field as well?
doc discovered 2cysts in me when i went for an ultrasound scan after i told her im having irregular and prolonged menses.
scan results revealed that a smaller cyst was seen within my right ovary, probably psychological in origin, but a larger mystic lesion, measuring 3.75 x 32.8 x 49mm was seen, and hence my left ovary was enlarged.
my appointment with dr loh is on 19th mar and im kind of worried as i don't know whether it would affect childbearing in future.
could some1 give me some advice?
thanks.
 
Hi sunbelle

I'm also ttc. now seeing Dr Loh...
Will be going back to see him for review of my hsg test results and hubby SA results.

Does Dr Loh carry out IUI?? Seems to hear a lot of success IVF stories done by Dr Loh...but not IUI..

Thinking of doing iui if still no good news...
 
i am very disappointed with sf loh, perhaps he is well known as the magic hands however there is a certain lack of compassion from his end.
in his line maybe he has seen too much however each baby is very precious to the parents more so for those who has been trying very hard to conceive. he could have communicated the point better rather than treating the baby as an object...

for sure he is matter of fact about it however there is also no explanation on how things happen...even a simple sorry or pat on the hand would be appreciated..

yawning when reading the test report or smiling away when one is weeping is simply not acceptable
 
hi angel, i am sorry to say that yes i have.....i have been his patient for almost 3 years most of the time i would just accept the way he speaks however last week session really left me out cold. there is no question that he is good in what he does however he is certainly lacking in EQ

yes i can accept that perhaps things may not have worked out n perhaps there is really nothing much that he could have done about it however the message could have been delivered in a better manner so that we can find closure...

I went to seek a second opinion with lc cheng of thomson medical and there is really a big difference in terms of how the message is being delivered. at least now i can understand to a large extent and decide on my next steps. with this information i can take the road to acceptance and perhaps find inner peace
 
Hi Swan, care to share and elaborate what made u feel that during your last session? I'm also seeing Dr Loh.
 
as i am still trying to come to terms with my loss, i would prefer to keep it private for now...

in summary i just feel that he could have delivered the message better n take in account the patient feeling.

if the pregnancy is all well n good, i suppose there is no problem however if something happens, i would not expect him to "support" us mentally...
if u read the other posting i think u can gather the same info...angel perhaps put in best "I felt he is not compassionate as well"
 


Hello All,

I have joined this group today. I am married since 2005.No luckk with Kids yet. I was undergoing treatment in India for the past one year. Had 6 Failed IUI's. i was reloacted recently to singapore. Planning to go for IVF. After lot of google search i found Dr SF LOh.Got appointment for Apr 15th 2009 in TPS. By reading all the posts i understand that he is not supportive mentally. But iam very optimistic. Just praying that his magic hands should work for me. Looking for support from this group. Good luck to all.
 
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