Author: Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone

Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone (Dr. Pom) is a board-certified urologist at Bangkok Hospital Headquarters, specializing in Men's Health, Robotic Surgery (da Vinci Xi) and Kidney Stone treatment. He is currently a Research Scholar and Clinical Observer at the Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine (2025–2026), under Prof. Mohit Khera. He completed a Robotic Surgery Fellowship at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan (2019) and an Endourology Observership at Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo (2022).

Stress Urinary Incontinence: Leaking When You Cough or Laugh

Leaking when you cough, laugh or lift something is common, treatable, and something 40% of affected women never mention to a doctor. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains the causes and the treatment ladder from Kegels to surgery.

Urinary Frequency in Children: Overactive Bladder Explained

A child running to the toilet every half hour is not being difficult — and it is not something to simply wait out. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains overactive bladder in children, what parents can change at home, and when medication is warranted.

Kidney Infection (Acute Pyelonephritis): When Antibiotics Are Not Enough

Fever with flank pain needs seeing the same day. Most kidney infections settle with antibiotics — but an infected kidney that is also blocked will not, and that distinction is the one that decides survival.

How Tadalafil Treats Erectile Dysfunction

Tadalafil stays effective for up to 36 hours and is unaffected by food or alcohol — which is why many men prefer it. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains how it works, what it will and will not do, and who must avoid it.

Post-ESWL patient instructions

Blood in the urine, a stone street in the ureter, fragments that quietly regrow — Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, sets out what actually happens in the days after shockwave lithotripsy, the real risk figures, and the warning signs that need urgent attention.

Hydrocele in Adult Men: Why It Happens, and When It Needs Treating

Fluid around the testicle, usually painless and usually harmless. But a new swelling is scanned before it is called a hydrocele, most need no treatment at all, and draining one with a needle is not the shortcut it looks like.

Varicocele: What It Is, When It Matters, and When to Leave It Alone

Common, usually silent, and frequently over-treated. What a varicocele does to fertility, which ones are worth operating on, why a scan-only finding is not an indication — and the one presentation that needs investigating urgently.

Which Antibiotic Is Best for a Bladder Infection?

There is no single best antibiotic — but there is a right approach, and for most women it is not a broad-spectrum drug and not a culture. Who needs testing, who does not, and why a man with cystitis is a different case entirely.

Testicular Torsion: Sudden Severe Pain in One Testicle Is an Emergency

The clock starts the moment the pain does. What testicular torsion is, why a normal ultrasound does not rule it out, why it is so often mistaken for an infection, and the warning episodes that come months before the real thing.

Urinary Incontinence: The 4 Types, and Why the Difference Matters

Involuntary urine leakage is not life-threatening, but it quietly reshapes daily life — and it is highly treatable. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone explains the four types of urinary incontinence, how common each really is in men and in women, and how treatment is matched to the type.