ILE PEDIA FORUM – Tokyo, Japan (October 2019)

TOPIC 1

In-Vitro Fertilization And Other Fertility Modalities in the Philippine Context

Dr. Rudie Frederick Mendiola

RUDIE FREDERICK B. MENDIOLA, MD, FPOGS, FPSREI, FPSGE

Medical Director of KRBC

The first Filipino who trained under Dr. Osamu Kato, who has the largest Natural Cycle and Minimal Stimulation IVF Program in the World. In the past 2 years an average of 22,400 cycles per year were completed. It was in his clinic where vitrification was developed. He is currently the only REI practicing Natural and Minimal Stimulation IVF in the country.

Dr. Mendiola obtained his medical degree from the College of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Santo Tomas (1996) and completed his residency in Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, the Philippines busiest maternity hospital in 2002. He had his fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility, Menopause and Gynecologic Endoscopy at the Philippine General Hospital (2003-2004). He underwent hands-on training in ovum pick-up and embryo transfer at IVF Van Hanh, in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam under Dr. Lan and Dr. Tuong (2009). He completed his training in assisted reproductive techniques under Dr. Osamu Kato in Japan in 2011.

Currently, Dr. Mendiola is the Vice-President of the Philippine Society of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He has delivered numerous lectures on reproductive endocrinology and infertility, gynecologic endocscopy and assisted reproductive technology in conventions, seminars, workshops and postgraduate courses.

TOPIC 2

Neonatal Outcomes Following IVF Pregnancies

Dr. Jose B. Salazar

JOSE BASCARA SALAZAR, MD, FPPS

Pediatrician / Neonatologist

A graduate of UERRMC. He finished his fellowship in Neonatology in PCMC. He is a recipient of Visiting Fellowship in Neonatology of the Royal College of Pediatrics University of St. James, Leeds UK. He has his Observership Rotation in Newborn Medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA, Seattle Children’s Hospital.

A fellow of the Philippine Pediatric Society, Fellow of the Philippine Society of Newborn Medicine. The Past President of the Philippine Society of Newborn Medicine and he was the Past President of the Perinatal Association of the Philippines.

Dr. Salazar is bonafide Professor I in Pediatrics UERMMMCI College of Medicine, he was Head, Department of Pediatrics. Head, Section of Neonatology UERMMMCI and was a Training Officer, Department of Pediatrics Residency.

Dr. Salazar also headed the PPS Research Contest, Chairman of Scientific Committee of the 54th PPS Annual Convention. He was the Over-all Vice Chair-Organizing Committee of the Federation of Asia Oceania Society (FAOPS) . He was the Past President, Philippine Society of Newborn Medicine and Past President, Perinatal Association of the Philippines.

He is a Medical Specialist at the National Children’s Hospital and Rizal Medical Center.

TOPIC 3

Minimum Stimulation and Natural Cycle IVF

Dr. Keiichi Kato

KEIICHI KATO, MD, PhD

General Director, Kato Ladies’ Clinic

Dr. Kato is a board certified specialist in reproductive medicine and obstetrics and gynecology. He is a General Director of Kato Ladies Clinic, Tokyo, Japan since 2013. He advocates the sue of natural cycle and minimal stimulation IVF to deliver safe, effective and patient-friendly ART.

Dr Kato graduated from the School of Medicine o Kanazawa University in 2000 and had his residency training in obstetrics and gynecology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Kanazawa University Hospital. In 2004, he had further training in ART at the New Hope Fertility Center in NY, USA, before he went back in 2005 to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Kanazawa University Hospital as a consultant.

In 2009, he joined Kato Ladies Clinic as a practicing infertility specialist. In 2015, he earned his PhD in medicine from the School of Medicine of Kanazawa University.

Dr. Kato is a board of director for the Japan Society of Fertilization and Implantation (JSFI) and Japan Association of Private Assisted Reproductive Technology Clinics and Laboratories (Japan A-PART).

Kato Ladies’ Clinic

7-20-3 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan 160-0023

At Kato Ladies’ Clinic they provide fertility treatments that are gentle to the body, focusing on in vitro fertilization in the “natural cycle” that uses as few ovulation inducers as possible. In-vitro fertilization performed by this hospital helps the patient’s own “power to get pregnant”.  Instead of growing many eggs with an ovulation-inducing agent that does not exist in the body, emphasis is placed on ovulation that occurs at the rhythm of each person, and carefully treats each “good egg” that is easy to conceive as natural. We aim for pregnancy with limited medical support.  “Don’t touch anything more than necessary from the outside”.  This is Kato’s treatment policy.

At Kato Ladies’ Clinic they offer the following:

Infertility treatment both Male & Female – They have developed their own egg collection needle since 1999, and now we have a thin egg collection needle (21 or 21) that has been devised at the tip to reduce pain by about half compared to the previous egg collection needle (17 gauge). Egg collection using 22 gauge). The blade at the tip of the needle is specially processed and designed to minimize damage to the tissue. This egg collection needle has mild pain and bleeding, so there is no need for general anesthesia for egg collection. In addition, since it does not put a heavy burden on the body, the rest time after egg collection is about 15 minutes, you can go home on the day. Their state of the art equipment allows them to perform procedures such as Assisted Hatch, Vitrification freezing method (cryo top method) and Blastocyst Culture.

Preservation of Eggs and Fertilized Eggs for Breast Cancer Patients – Kato Lady’s Clinic collects fertilized eggs and crypreserve eggs or patients who are suffering from breast cancer. This will enable cancer patients to be future mothers once their treatment has been completed.