Category: Infection

Understanding Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) and Why They Come Back – Updated 2026

Keep getting bladder infections and wondering why? It’s not your fault. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains how your bladder defends itself, the surprising reasons UTIs come back, and what you can do to break the cycle.

Preventing Recurrent Bladder Infections Without Antibiotics – Updated 2026

Stuck in a cycle of repeated bladder infections? You can break it without relying on antibiotics every time. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, shares proven ways to prevent recurrent UTIs — from simple habits to cranberry, probiotics, methenamine, and vaginal estrogen.

Bacteria in Your Urine Without Symptoms: Do You Really Need Antibiotics?

Bacteria turned up in your urine but you feel completely fine? You may not need antibiotics at all. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains asymptomatic bacteriuria — why treating it “just to be safe” often does more harm than good.

Bacterial Prostatitis: Understanding Acute and Chronic Infections

Sudden pelvic pain and fever, or recurring urinary infections that keep coming back? Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains acute and chronic bacterial prostatitis — the symptoms, why some infections are so stubborn, and how antibiotics actually clear them.

Chronic Prostatitis and Pelvic Pain: A Patient-Friendly Path to Diagnosis

Pelvic pain, burning urination, discomfort after intimacy? Chronic prostatitis is common, often manageable, and diagnosis no longer has to start with a painful prostate massage. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains the shift to semen analysis — and the symptoms that mean this is something else.

Fournier’s Gangrene: A Urologist’s Reflection on Saving Lives Through Surgery and Connection

Fournier’s gangrene is one of the few conditions in urology where hours genuinely decide whether a patient lives. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone reflects on speaking at the 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cambodian Society of Surgery — on aggressive surgery, early recognition, and the human connection that carries patients through it.

Bacteria in the Urine With No Symptoms: Who Actually Needs Antibiotics

A positive urine culture in someone who feels perfectly well is usually not an infection to treat. Two groups genuinely need antibiotics — and one very common situation, an older person with confusion, is where the mistake is most often made.

White Cells in the Urine With a Negative Culture: What Sterile Pyuria Actually Means

A urine test showing inflammation but growing no bacteria is not a failed antibiotic — it is a signal to look elsewhere. The two causes most often missed are a sexually transmitted infection and urinary tuberculosis.

Chronic Prostatitis: Why Antibiotics Usually Are Not the Answer

Most men told they have chronic prostatitis do not have an infection at all — and repeat courses of antibiotics are the commonest thing done wrong in this condition. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone explains what chronic pelvic pain syndrome actually is and what genuinely helps.

Residual Urine: What the Number Means, and What It Cannot Tell You

A scan after you have emptied your bladder, measuring what is left. Useful — but it varies hugely between visits, a single reading should not decide anything, and it never explains why the bladder is not emptying.