Autor: Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone

Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone (Dr. Pom) is a board-certified urologist at Bangkok Hospital Headquarters, specializing in Men's Health, Robotic Surgery (da Vinci Xi) and Kidney Stone treatment. He is currently a Research Scholar and Clinical Observer at the Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine (2025–2026), under Prof. Mohit Khera. He completed a Robotic Surgery Fellowship at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan (2019) and an Endourology Observership at Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo (2022).

Die Evolution der Männlichkeit: Eine Geschichte der Testosterontherapie

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.

Fourniersche Gangrän: Die Reflexion eines Urologen über Lebensrettung durch Chirurgie und Verbindung

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.

Den Zusammenhang zwischen Gewicht und Testosteron verstehen: Warum Ihr Arzt das Fitnessstudio einer Apotheke empfiehlt

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.

Verbesserung der Prostatakrebsversorgung in Kambodscha: Eine persönliche und berufliche Reise

Building prostate cancer care in a country with limited resources is a very different challenge from practising it in a well-equipped centre. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone reflects on serving as International Faculty at the 3rd Asian Urological Oncology Forum and on what it took to improve prostate cancer detection and treatment in Cambodia.

Eine neue Perspektive: Testosteron und Prostatakrebs verstehen

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.

Prävention und Management von Nierensteinen: Ein moderner Leitfaden zur Stein-freien Gesundheit

Kidney stones are one of the most common urological problems — and one of the most preventable. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains why stones form, the habits that genuinely reduce recurrence, and when treatment such as ESWL becomes necessary.

Verhinderung von Penisimplantatinfektionen: Lektionen von der Front der orthopädischen Chirurgie

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.

Die Entwicklung der Steinbehandlung: Von Kriegsgebieten zur High-Tech-Heilung

The technology that breaks kidney stones without a single incision began with an accidental wartime observation. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, traces the story of ESWL from that discovery to today’s lithotripters — and explains what each generation actually changed for patients.

Testosterontherapie: Ein neuer potenzieller Verbündeter gegen Depressionen?

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.

Von Royal zu BHQ: 8 Jahre urologische Praxis in Kambodscha – Eine persönliche Reise

Dr. Pom teilt seine 8-jährige Reise vom Urologen am Wochenende in Kambodscha zu BHQ – Pionierarbeit bei ESWL, Männergesundheit und REZUM im Royal Phnom Penh.