Category: Men’s health

The Next Chapter: Why I Chose Sexual Medicine — From Thailand to Baylor College of Medicine

Dr. Pom shares why he chose Sexual Medicine and the journey from BHQ Thailand to Baylor College of Medicine under Prof. Mohit Khera — carrying forward the legacy of Prof. Somboon Leungwattanakij.

Testosterone Subcutaneous Injection: How to Do It by Yourself

Subcutaneous testosterone injection is easier to self-administer than the intramuscular route. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains the technique, why the dose is set by your doctor rather than by you, what injections do to fertility, and the signs that mean you should be seen the same day.

The Evolution of Masculinity: A History of Testosterone Therapy

From ancient eunuchs to the TRAVERSE trial — Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, traces the history of testosterone therapy, the 60-year prohibition built on one 1941 study, and what modern evidence has and has not settled.

Understanding the Link Between Weight and Testosterone: Why Your Doctor Recommends the Gym Before the Pharmacy

A 2017 Mendelian randomization study of 7,446 men makes a strong causal case that obesity lowers testosterone. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains why weight comes first, where the study’s limits lie, and when low testosterone is not about weight at all.

A New Perspective: Understanding Testosterone and Prostate Cancer

Modern evidence has challenged the old belief that testosterone fuels prostate cancer. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains the saturation model, what it does and does not prove, and where the honest limits of the evidence still lie.

Preventing Penile Prosthetic Infections: Lessons from the Frontlines of Orthopedic Surgery

How infection-prevention protocols from orthopaedic joint replacement are being applied to penile prosthesis surgery. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains the strategies borrowed from orthopaedics — and, at the end, the short version of what any of it asks of the patient.

Testosterone Therapy: A Potential New Ally Against Depression?

A 2019 JAMA Psychiatry meta-analysis found testosterone was associated with reduced depressive symptoms in men. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains what that study does and does not mean — and why testosterone is not a treatment for depression.

Low Testosterone in Men: What the Evidence Actually Supports

Few areas of men’s health attract as much marketing as low testosterone. What the large trials actually found, how the test should be done, what therapy reliably improves — and the one thing it costs you that is rarely mentioned before the first dose.

Testosterone as a Barometer of Men’s Health: What a Low Level Actually Tells You

A low testosterone result says something about a man’s heart, weight and metabolism, not only his sex life. But a barometer reading is information, not a prescription — and several things this article once claimed testosterone therapy would fix have since been tested and did not hold.

Flexible Cystoscopy: What to Expect Before, During and After

A few minutes, awake, with a scope the width of a drinking straw. What it is used for, what it actually feels like, and two things this page used to state as routine — antibiotics and stopping blood thinners — that are individual decisions instead.