His publications in international journals included articles on laparoscopic surgery, surgical management of endometriosis, ovarian function, menopause management and hormone replacement therapy. His paper, ‘Ovarian Function after Laparoscopic Cystectomy for Ovarian Endometrioma’, won the best paper at the 8th Annual Congress of the ISGE in Montreal (Canada) in 1999.
Invited presentations at scientific meetings
- Debate: Robotic Surgery Does Not Confer Additional Advantage Over Conventional Laparoscopic Surgery
9th Singapore International Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Raffles City Convention Centre, August 2013.
- Pushing the Boundaries of Minimal Access Surgery in Private Practice
OGSS & Asia Oceania Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Regional Meeting, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, August 2012.
- Menopause: Endocrine disease or Aging Process (Round Table Discussant)
8th Singapore International Congress of O&G, Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore, August 2011.
- Conserving Ovarian Function after Laparoscopic Ovarian Cystectomy
Pan Arab OB/GYN Exhibition and Congress, Rose Rayhaan, Dubai, April 2011.
- Ovarian cystectomy and conservation of ovarian function
11th Annual Congress of the Asia-Pacific Association for Gynaecologic Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Therapy (APAGE), Capella, Singapore, September 2010.
- Surgical Management of Ovarian Endometriosis
1st Global Congress of Chinese Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Beijing, China, November 2007.
- (1) Lecture: Ovarian Reserve after endometriosis surgery
(2) Panel discussant: Adhesiolysis for chronic pain – a medico-legal dilemma
1st Joint Meeting between Australian Gynaecological Endoscopy Society (AGES) and Asia Pacific Association of Gynaecologic Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Therapy (APAGE). Westin, Sydney, Australia, August 2006.
- MMS Lecture: Asian perspective and experience of menopause.
5th Malaysian Menopause Society Congress, Sunway Lagoon Resort, Kuala Lumpur. April 2005.
- (1) Laparoscopic management of adnexal mass
(2) Laparoscopic excision of endometriosis
6th Asia Pacific Congress of Endoscopic Surgery. Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. September 2003.
- (1) Quality of Life and Sexuality amongst Post-menopausal Women in Singapore
(2) Abnormal bleeding among Post-menopausal bleeding on HRT
4th Malaysian Menopause Society Congress, Nikko Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. July 2003.
- Endometriosis – Techniques In Pelvic Restorative Surgery
4th Singapore Congress in O&G & 1st Singapore-Malaysian Conference in O&G. January 2003.
- National Guidelines on Hormone Replacement Therapy
4th Singapore Congress in O&G, 1st Singapore-Malaysian Conference in O&G. January 2003.
- (1) Evaluation and Surgical Management of Endometriosis.
(2) Updates on the Medical and Surgical Treatment of Uterine Fibroids
Philippine Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. EDSA Shangri-La, Manila, Philippines, July 2002.
- Sexuality and the Aging Female; HRT: Indications and Controversies
7th Asian Congress of Sexology, Raffles Convention Centre, Swissotel, Singapore,
November 2002.
- Modern Surgical Management of Endometriosis
Plenary session on endometriosis at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Melbourne, Australia, November 2001.
- Modern Surgical Management of Ectopic Pregnancy
Symposium on management of ectopic pregnancy at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Melbourne, Australia, November 2001.
- Sexuality and the Menopause
9th Symposium on Male and Female Sexual Dysfunction, Organised by Society for the Study of Andrology and Sexology, Singapore, November 2001.
- Does HRT Dosage Affect Compliance, Efficacy and Safety Outcomes?
Novo Nordisk HRT Symposium in conjunction with XVIIth Asia Oceania Congress of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Congress, Singapore July 2000.
- Counselling Patients on Long Term Benefits and Risks on Hormone Replacement Therapy
Consensus meeting on Guidelines for Administration of Period-Free HRT. Phuket, Thailand, November 1999.
- Should mild or minimal endometriosis be treated
5th Postgraduate Course in Practical Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Organised by United Doctors Medical Centre, Manila, Philippines, March 1999.
- Macrophages and the Peritoneal Environment in Endometriosis
Advances in Clinical Reproductive Medicine Symposium at the 3rd NUH, Faculty of Medicine, Annual Scientific Meeting, August 1999.
- Endometriotic Cysts and Surgical Treatment
3rd Singapore Congress in Obstetrics & Gynaecology & 4th Postgraduate Refresher Course. Organised by the O&G Society of Singapore and Chapter of O&G, Academy of Medicine, July 1998.
Publications
LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
Laparoscopic Surgery (Journals)
Loh FH, R Cristina. Laparoscopic hysterectomy versus Abdominal hysterectomy: A controlled study of clinical and functional outcomes. Singapore Med J 2002; 43(8):403-7.
Loh FH, N Hameed, SC Ng. The impact of Minimal Access Surgery on Gynaecological Surgery in a University Gynaecological Unit over a 10-year period: 1991-2000. Singapore Med J 2002; 43(4):177-81.
Loh FH, Anna Tan T, J Kumar, SC Ng. Ovarian response after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy for endometriotic cysts in 132 monitored cycles. Fertility & Sterility 1999;
August 72(2); 316-321.
Loh FH, S Chua, R Khalil, SC Ng. Case report of ruptured endometriotic cysts in pregnancy treated by laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy. Singapore Med J 1998, 39(8): 368.
Loh FH, KF Tham, FK Lim, Ratnam SS. Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy and Lymphadenectomy - A Review. Singapore J Obstet Gynaecol. 1995; 26(2):83-88.
Loh FH. Laparoscopic Surgery in Gynaecology. CMV Review 1995; 5(1):15-19.
Loh FH, M Canis, SC Ng. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy - A Step Forward?
Singapore Med J 1995; Vol 36:197- 203.
Laparoscopic Surgery (Chapters in Books)
Chew SSL, FH Loh, SC Ng. Complications of Gynaecological Laparoscopic Surgery. In: The New Chinese Endoscopic Textbook. Edited by Felix Wong, Xia En Lan.
M Canis, S Boughizane, FH Loh, JL Pouly, A Wattiez, H Manhes, G Mage, MA Bruhat. Techniques for Ablation and Excision of Endometriosis. In: Endometriosis: Current Understanding and Management. RW Shaw (Editor). Blackwell Science (Oxford) 1995; Chapter 13: 248-263.
Laparoscopic Surgery (Conference Papers)
FH Loh, T Bataar, J Kumar, SC Ng. Management of 599 patients with ovarian cysts: Is the laparoscopic approach more liable to mistakes than laparotomy. Presented at XVIth FIGO World Congress, Washington DC, USA. 3rd to 8th September 2000.
FH Loh, Anna Tan T, J Kumar, SC Ng. Ovarian response in 132 monitored cycles after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy for endometriotic cysts. Presented at 8th Annual Congress of International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy, Montreal, Canada. April 25th to 28th 1999. *Awarded prize for best presented paper.
FH Loh, J Kumar, C Chan, SC Ng. Tissue thermal changes during haemostasis with bipolar coagulation. Presented at 6th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Gynaecologic Endoscopy in Singapore, 16th to 19th April 1997 (Published in Gynaecological Endoscopy 1997; Vol 6 Supp 1: F11.4,38.)
J Kumar, FH Loh, C Chan, SC Ng. Laparoscopic salpingostomy for tubal ectopic pregnany, National University Hospital experience. Presented at 6th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Gynaecologic Endoscopy in Singapore, 16th to 19th April 1997. (Published in Gynaecological Endoscopy 1997; Vol 6 Supp 1: SY2.2,9)
FH Loh, C Yap, SC Ng, C Chan, J Kumar, SS Ratnam. Retrospective comparison between conventional laparotomy and laparoscopic approach to cystectomies of ovarian endometriomas. Presented at the AOFOG (Asia-Oceania Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecology) meeting in Bali, Indonesia, in October 1995.
FH Loh, C Yap, SC Ng, C Chan, J Kumar, SS Ratnam. Recurrence of endometriomas after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy for endometriotic cysts. Presented at the 4th biennual ISGE (International Society of Gynecologic Endoscopists) meeting in London, UK, in April 1995.
M Canis, A Wattiez, FH Loh. How to avoid ureteric injuries during Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. Presented at the 23rd AAGL (American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists) meeting in New York, NY, USA, in November 1994.
SS Ratnam, FH Loh. Endoscopy and Endometriosis. Presented at the Annual meeting of Korean Society of Endoscopic Surgery in Seoul, Korea, in November 1994.
G Mage, M Canis, A Wattiez, FH Loh, MA Bruhat. Techniques d'isolement et d'hemostase du parametre distal. Presented at the Premiers Rencontres Internationales de Chirurgie Gynecologique Endoscopique in Perigueux, France, in June 1994.
G Mage, M Canis, A Wattiez, FH Loh, S Boughizane, MA Bruhat. Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy - A Clinical Series of 14 Cases. Presented at the Congres Euro-Maghrebin de Coelio-Chirurgie in Marrakesh, Morocco, in 1994.
FH Loh, Anandakumar, YC Wong, DK Sen, SS Ratnam. The use of Doppler Colour Flow Imaging in identifying potentially malignant adnexal masses. Presented at the XIII World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) in Singapore in September 1991.
ENDOMETRIOSIS
Endometriosis (Journals)
Loh FH, Bongso A, Fong CY, Koh DR, Lee SH, Zhao HQ. Peritoneal macrophages stimulate endometrial cellular proliferation in an in-vitro co-culture model. Fertility & Sterility 1999, September 72(3), 533-538.
Loh FH, Anna Tan T, J Kumar, SC Ng. Ovarian response after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy for endometriotic cysts in 132 monitored cycles. Fertility & Sterility 1999; August 72(2); 316-321.
Loh FH, S Chua, R Khalil, SC Ng. Case report of ruptured endometriotic cysts in pregnancy treated by laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy. Singapore Med J 1998, 39(8): 368.
Endometriosis (Chapters in Books)
M Canis, S Boughizane, FH Loh, A Wattiez, JL Pouly, H Manhes, G Mage, MA Bruhat. Stage V or extensive endometriosis. In: Progress in the management of endometriosis. Elsimar M Coutinho (Ed) Parthenon Publishing 1995; 319-323.
M Canis, FH Loh, A Wattiez, JL Pouly, E Glowaczover, J Raiga. Classification of Endometriosis. In: Endometriosis: Current Understanding and Management. RW Shaw (Ed) Blackwell Science (Oxford) 1995; Chapt 9: 168-186.
Endometriosis (Conference Papers)
FH Loh, T Bataar, SC Ng. Endometriotic cysts and Endometrioid / Clear Cell Ovarian Cancer. Presented at the 7th World Congress on Endometriosis, London, United Kingdom. May 2000.
FH Loh, Anna Tan T, J Kumar, SC Ng. Ovarian response in 132 monitored cycles after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy for endometriotic cysts. Presented at 8th Annual Congress of International Society for Gynecologic Endoscopy, Montreal, Canada. April 25th to 28th 1999. *Awarded prize for best oral presentation.
FH Loh, A Bongso, CY Fong, DR Koh, HQ Zhao, TH Lee. Peritoneal Macrophages from women with endometriosis stimulates endometrial cellular proliferation in an in-vitro co-culture model. Presented at VI World Congress on Endometriosis, Quebec (Canada), 30th June to 4th July 1998.
FH Loh, S Chua, R Khalil, SC Ng. Case report of ruptured endometriotic cysts in pregnancy treated by laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy. Presented at the Vth World Meeting on Endometriosis in Yokohama, Japan, in October 1996.
FH Loh, C Yap, SC Ng, C Chan, J Kumar, SS Ratnam. Retrospective comparison between conventional laparotomy and laparoscopic approach to cystectomies of ovarian endometriomas. Presented at the AOFOG (Asia-Oceania Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecology) meeting in Bali, Indonesia, in October 1995.
FH Loh, C Yap, SC Ng, C Chan, J Kumar, SS Ratnam. Recurrence of endometriomas after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy for endometriotic cysts. Presented at the 4th biennual ISGE (International Society of Gynecologic Endoscopists) meeting in London, UK, in April 1995.
CLK Chan, SB Soon, FH Loh, S Devandra, SC Ng, SS Ratnam. Comparative study of Gestrinone, Danazol and Decapeptyl CR in the treatment of endometriosis. Presented at 2nd International Scientific Meeting of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in Hong Kong, 7-10 September 1993.
MENOPAUSE
Menopause and HRT (Journals)
Loh FH, Khin LW, Saw SM, Jeanette Lee JM, Ken G. The age of menopause and the menopause transition in a multiracial population: A nation-wide Singapore study. Maturitas. 2005 Nov-Dec; 52(3-4):169-80.
Loh FH. Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy in the Asymptomatic Postmenopausal Woman: What is the Current Evidence? Ann Acad Med Singapore 2003; 32:605-10.
Kung AWC, Chao HT, Huang KE, Need AG, Taechakraichana N, Loh FH et al. Efficacy and Safety of Raloxifene 60mg/day in Postmenopausal Asian Women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab July 2003; 88(7):3130-6.
Choo WL, Loh FH, Ng SC. Osteoporosis in relation to menopause. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2002 Jan; 31:30-36.
Loh FH, Chen LH, Yu SL, Jorgenson LN. The efficacy of two dosages of continuous combined hormone replacement regimen. Maturitas 2002;(February) 41:123-31.
Ng, S C, F H Loh, R C Santiago-Aquias. Estrogen replacement viewed from Singapore. Gynaecological Endocrinology, 15, 4 (suppl) (September 2001): 56-59.
Menopause and HRT (Chapters in Books)
FH Loh, TG McCarthy. Hormone Replacement Therapy in the Menopausal Woman. In: Obstetrics & Gynaecology for Postgraduates Vol 1. SS Ratnam, KB Rao, S Arulkumaran (Eds). Orient Longman 1992, Chapt 35: 391-412.
FH Loh. Peri and Post Menopausal Discharge. In: Problem Oriented Approach to Obstetrics & Gynaecology. SS Ratnam, S Arulkumaran, DK Sen (Eds) Oxford University Press (Singapore) 1997; 242-243.
Menopause and HRT (Conference Papers)
Loh FH, Khin LW, Saw SM, Gu K and Jeanette Lee JM. Singapore experience of a nation-wide study on the health issue among women undergoing the menopause transition-Preliminary Report. American Journal of Epidemiology 2001; 153: S142. Presented at 52nd Annual meeting of the AASLD, Dallas, November 2001.
Obstetrics and Others (Journals)
Loh FH, S Arulkumaran, S Montan, SS Ratnam. Maternal Mortality - Evolving Trends. Asia Oceania J Obstet Gynecol 1995; 20 (3):301-304.
Loh FH, S Arulkumaran. ECG waveform analysis in Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring. Aust NZ J Obstet Gynecol 1993; 33 (1):39-44.
SS Ratnam, FH Loh, RNV Prasad. Oral contraceptives in developing countries. In: The current status of Gynaecology and Obstetrics series Vol 1. Fertility, Sterility and Contraception. ES Teoh, SS Ratnam, Sir M MacNaughton (Eds) Parthenon Publishing 1993: 61-73.
Obstetrics and Others (Conference Papers)
SS Ratnam, FH Loh, RNV Prasad. Oral Contraceptives in Developing Countries. Presented at the XIII World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) in Singapore in September 1991.
SS Ratnam, K Singh, FH Loh. The impact of maternal mortality on perinatal and infant survival and child development. Presented at the AOFOG congress in Bangkok, Thailand, in February 1991.
SS Ratnam, K Singh, FH Loh. Safe motherhood and the fetus: Maternal mortality and morbidity and its impact on perinatal and infant health and survival. Presented at the 1st International Congress on Perinatal Medicine in Tokyo, Japan, in November 1990.
SS Ratnam, K Singh, FH Loh. Maternal Survival and its Impact on Perinatal Health. Presented at the VIth Congress of Federation of Asia-Oceania Perinatal Societies in Perth, Australia, in October 1990.
