MRT zur Erkennung von Prostatakrebs: Bringt sie Vorteile mit sich?

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.
Warum Bladderkrebs nach einer vollständigen Resektion zurückkehrt

Wenn der Chirurg jeden sichtbaren Tumor entfernt hat, warum muss die Blase dann jahrelang danach noch kontrolliert werden? Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, Urologe am Bangkok Hospital, erklärt die zwei Gründe, warum niedrigmaligner Blasenkrebs rezidiviert – und warum die Nachsorge kein Zeichen dafür ist, dass etwas schiefgelaufen ist.
DJ-Stent / Ureterales Stent: Indikationen, Nebenwirkungen und Pflege

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: Häufige Hautinfektion des Penis

Eine rote, geschwollene, juckende Eichel und Vorhaut ist einer der häufigsten Gründe, warum Männer eine urologische Klinik aufsuchen – und einer der am besten behandelbaren. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone erklärt, was Balanoposthitis verursacht, warum Diabetes eine Rolle spielt und wann eine Beschneidung in Betracht gezogen werden sollte.
25% Podophyllin-Lösung für Genitalwarzen: Warum? Und wie?

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.
