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).

MRI in prostate cancer detection: Do you get any benefits from it?

An elevated PSA does not automatically mean you need a prostate biopsy. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains how MRI of the prostate helps distinguish aggressive cancer from harmless disease — and can spare many men an unnecessary needle biopsy.

Ejaculation Frequency and Prostate Cancer Risk: What the Evidence Actually Shows

A large study found men who ejaculated most often developed less low-risk prostate cancer. It is an association rather than a proven effect, the size of it is modest, and it offers no protection against the aggressive disease that actually kills men.

Gonorrhoea: Symptoms, Testing and Treatment

Burning and discharge after a risky encounter — and the parts that get missed: a urine test does not check the throat or rectum, most infected women have no symptoms at all, and this is now a drug-resistant organism that has to be tested for rather than assumed.

Blood in the Urine You Cannot See: What Microscopic Haematuria Means

Red cells found on a health-check urine test. Most causes are harmless — but the reassurance that a real problem would be visible is wrong, and how far the investigation goes depends on your risk rather than on a single default scan.

Kidney Cyst Found on a Health Checkup: Should You Worry?

An ultrasound at a health checkup reports a cyst on your kidney, and the word alone is enough to ruin the week. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains why simple kidney cysts are so common, what actually needs investigating, and when anything needs doing at all.

Why Bladder Cancer Comes Back After a Complete Resection

If the surgeon removed every visible tumour, why does the bladder still need checking for years afterwards? Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains the two reasons low-grade bladder cancer recurs — and why surveillance is not a sign that something went wrong.

DJ Stent / Ureteral Stent: Indications, Side Effects, and Care

A DJ stent keeps urine flowing when the ureter cannot do it alone — and up to 80% of patients feel it. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains why the stent is placed, how long it can stay, which symptoms are expected, and which ones are not.

Balanoposthitis: Common penile skin infection

A red, swollen, itchy glans and foreskin is one of the commonest reasons men come to a urology clinic — and one of the most treatable. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone explains what causes balanoposthitis, why diabetes matters, and when circumcision is worth considering.

25% Podophyllin solution for Genital wart: Why? And How?

Podophyllin flattens small genital warts by chemical burn — which is exactly why it has to be handled carefully. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains how the treatment works, who it suits, and the aftercare instructions for patients who have been prescribed it.

Clean Intermittent Catheterization (CIC): Why It Is Needed, and How It Is Done

When the bladder cannot empty itself, urine sits and infections keep returning. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains why clean intermittent catheterization breaks that cycle, why “clean” is enough rather than sterile, and how the technique is performed.