Category: Men’s health

Testosterone Replacement Therapy: The Honest Balance of Benefits and Risks

Testosterone therapy helps some men a great deal and is oversold to many more. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone sets out what it reliably improves, what it does not, what it costs you in fertility, and what the largest safety trial actually found.

Can a Varicocele Be Treated with Tablets? What the Evidence Shows

A venoactive drug used for leg varicose veins has been tried for varicocele pain. It may help the ache — it does not correct the varicocele and it is not a fertility treatment. The trial figures behind it deserve a closer look than they usually get.

Holmium laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP)

HoLEP removes the whole prostatic adenoma in one piece with a holmium laser, and outperforms conventional TUR-P on almost every measure. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone explains how it works, where it genuinely wins — and is candid about the fact that it is not among the procedures performed at Bangkok Hospital Headquarters.

Shockwave Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction: What It Offers, and Where the Evidence Stops

Low-intensity shockwave therapy aims at the blood supply rather than the moment — the one ED treatment that tries to change the underlying problem. What it can offer, why protocols differ so much between clinics, and what the effect does not last.

Epididymal Cyst: What It Is, and When It Needs Treating

A painless lump above the testicle found in the shower is alarming — but an epididymal cyst is benign, and most of the small ones disappear by themselves. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains what the size of the cyst tells you about what happens next.

Blood in Semen (Hematospermia): What It Means and When to Worry

Seeing blood in semen is alarming, but in most men it is harmless and settles on its own. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains what causes it, why age 40 changes the approach, and which cases genuinely need investigation.

PRP Injection for Erectile Dysfunction: What the Evidence Actually Supports

Platelet-rich plasma is marketed hard as a regenerative cure for erectile dysfunction. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone looks at what the trials actually show, why the major urological guidelines still call it investigational, and what to establish before paying for any regenerative therapy.

After a Circumcision: Week-by-Week Care Instructions

What to do in the first six hours, the first week, and up to four weeks after a sleeve-technique circumcision — plus the warning signs that mean going back to hospital rather than waiting.

After a Vasectomy: Recovery, Confirmation, and What to Watch For

Week-by-week activity, why contraception continues until a semen test says otherwise, and the two things men are least often told beforehand — that it is not quite 100%, and that a minority develop lasting scrotal ache.

BPH Medication: How the Two Drug Classes Work, and What They Cost You

One relaxes the outlet within days; the other shrinks the prostate over months and only helps if the prostate is actually large. Plus the thing every man on the second drug must know about his PSA.