Category: Sexual Transmitted Diseases

HPV PCR in urine specimen: How much the detection rate?

Today, we are going to focus on HPV PCR urine test. It has been several years practicing here in Cambodia, there’re more patients being here at my urology office were seeking some advice on Human Papilloma virus infection issue or HPV. We are all known that this viral infection can leads to the following problems. […]

Gardasil 9 vs Gardasil 4: HPV Vaccine Comparison Guide

When lots of patients in my office who asked about what the differences between these HPV vaccination, Gardasil 9 and Gardasil 4. In this article it will answer for all those questions in the details. Gardasil 9 FAQ Which HPV subtypes are covered? Protection rate against cervical cancer? Protection against genital warts? Can partial vaccination […]

VDRL false positive test: What are the causes of this?

VDRL test or Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test is a very common syphilis screening test. The problem will be occurred when VDRL turn positive without any suspicious of syphilis infection, we called this incident “Biological false positive” or BFP reaction. Today we will discuss on this BFP phenomenon. BFP phenomenon has been reported around 1-2% […]

Gonorrhea infection: CDC’s 2020 guideline of treatment

As doctors we must keep ourselves up to date in medical practice, especially when dealing with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), because these microorganisms continuously evolve and develop resistance to standard antibiotic treatment over time. Precise treatment with the correct antibiotic strength and adequate duration is essential to completely eradicate STDs. The Centers for Disease Control […]

Syphilis: The correct way we’ve deal with.

Many syphilis-positive patients come to see me at my Urology office — some are naïve cases while others are treatment-failure cases from other clinics. This topic will explain how we correctly manage syphilis infection and how to confirm successful treatment. CDC 2015 Syphilis treatment recommendation Any questions, you can discuss with your trusted urologist. You […]

Herpes genitalia: A never ending viral infection

Herpes genitalia is a very commonly complaint problem at my Urologic office. Since the painful genital ulcer is the classical symptom for this condition, it is not hard for urologist to make a diagnostic in this condition. In this topic we will match up with frequently ask questions from the patients for example, where it […]

Gonorrhea infection: Am I infected?

Soarawee Weerasopone, Urologist Bangkok hospital Headquarter, Bangkok Samitivej Sriracha hospital, Chonburi LINE Contact Gonorrhea infection is one of the most complaints in my office. Typically, the most high-risk aspect of patients in this disease will be in young male along with the history of an active sexual intercourse. Patients will experience a purulent (pus) discharge […]

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

Genital warts considered as a problem that most of patient putting the complaint very often at Urology clinic. As the matter fact it was a Human papilloma virus (HPV), and it’s been mainly causing the problem to the cosmetic-related disease which is sometime it’s hard to get eradicated by the medicines. The important statement that […]

Syphilis: The confusion on the difference kind of blood tests

Syphilis is one type of sexual transmitted disease which is commonly seeing in my office. The clinical that presents it was varied from a painless genital ulcer compared to a rash at palm and sole, depend on the stage of the infections. The blood test is the only way to confirm diagnosis for the disease, […]

3-Benefits-gaining from male circumcision over reducing HIV’s transmission rate

Number one problem which causes patients extremely upset in my office it is the possibility of the HIV’s transmission after an unsafe sexual intercourse occurred. People have known on how to protect the HIV infection by wearing the condom while have sex. Has anyone know that circumcision might has protective effect on this? Curious? let’s […]