I could not find any info for this type of procedure in the Philippines.  The only thing I could find was a hospital called St. Lukes in Manila that offers mammograms.  I would suggest contacting the hospital and ask them if it is a service they offer, or if they know of anyplace that does it.

Best of luck to you and sorry I couldn't give you more info!

Angi

Thank you for your quick reply. 

I've checked the cebu hospital their mammogram machine is "Siemens (Mammomat 3000)" Is this a 3D mammogram?

Where do you know 3D mammogram is offered now? Is it offered in United States? which state?

Any help would be great!

Thank you very much for your help Angi! I'll try to contact all the organization and hopefully can get their answers. :D

Warm Thanks!

Cheers!

Hi Jolis, I've called medical city but they only got digital mammography which has slight compression and have lesser pain but unlike 3D mammogram. But thank you very much for replying. Its much appreciated. :D

please check out st. luke's medical center in quezon city, medical city in pasig city and cardinal santos medical center in san juan. all of these hospitals have equipment used for digital mammography.

This reply may be too late for the one asking question but might help for those interested. Years ago, I went through scintimammogram in St. Lukes, Quezon City since I didn't want to undergo the painful traditional mammogram. It is 100% painless, and much like an MRI or CT scan where one should be still for a whole 45 minutes to an hour.

You'll have an intravenous dose of radioactive tracer from the foot. And all you have to do is  lie face down with your arms above your head as your breast "shoots" unto the hollow space (think hole for the head in massage beds) and lie still as the machine scans it.

I remember I had to hold off on any solid or liquid intake at least 8 hours before the procedure. I can't remember how much it cost since the health insurance paid for it but perhaps not more than five thousand pesos.

angdiosa

12/ 3/09 8:28pm

May i ask what type of health insurance are you using or have used then? Thank you.

Li A

12/ 4/09 1:24am

i couldn't remember exactly which one at that time whether Ayala or another leading HMO, same one used by ABS-CBN.  But to update my info, I found out Cardinal Santos in Greenhills also offers scintimammogram for P1,300.

angdiosa

12/ 4/09 1:45am

thank you for the quick response. i dont know, i just discovered a small elongated lump on my right breast near the nip area the other day, and i dont know what to think as this is the first time i have had one. and it hurts a bit when i touch it.

so i came online to have an idea how painful a breast check up with a M.D. could get, and i stumbled on your posts.