Auteur/autrice : 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).

Bladder Infection (Cystitis): Why It Happened to You

Burning, urgency, and the feeling of needing to go every ten minutes. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains how bacteria reach the bladder in the first place, why women are affected far more often, and what genuinely prevents the next one.

7 Supplements That Improve Sperm Health: The Evidence and the Doses

More than half of infertility cases involve a male factor, and supplements are the first thing most men reach for. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone sets out the doses actually used in trials, corrects a vitamin E figure this page previously got wrong, and explains what the randomised evidence shows about whether any of it improves the chance of a baby.

Holmium Laser Stone Surgery: What It Is and What to Expect

Laser stone surgery clears 95–96% of stones wherever they sit in the urinary tract. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains how the holmium laser works, how it compares with shockwave treatment, and what recovery actually involves.

8 Habits That Prevent Kidney Stones

Most of what decides whether you form another kidney stone happens at the dining table and the water cooler. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, sets out the eight evidence-based habits — starting with the one that matters most.

Overactive Bladder (OAB): Why You Are Always Running to the Toilet

Years of urinary urgency, clinic after clinic, and still no diagnosis — overactive bladder is common, real, and manageable. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains what OAB is, how it is diagnosed, and the stepwise treatment that works.

Vasectomy Reversal: What Decides Whether It Works?

Between 70 and 95% of men have sperm return after a vasectomy reversal — but only 30 to 75% of couples conceive. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains the gap between those two numbers and what decides which side of it you land on.

STD Testing by Urine PCR: 7 Infections, No Swab

The urethral swab put a lot of men off getting tested at all. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains the multiplex PCR urine test — the seven infections it finds, when to take it, and the four it does not cover.

Should I Have a PSA Test? Prostate Cancer Screening Explained

A PSA above 4.0 sends a lot of men to my clinic frightened — and most of them do not have cancer. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains what PSA actually measures, who benefits from screening, and why the decision belongs to you.

Les huîtres améliorent-elles la libido ?

Oysters have a reputation, but does the evidence support it? Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, looks at what oysters actually contain, what the research does and does not show — and what genuinely low libido usually turns out to be.

COVID-19 dans l'aspect urologique : Q&R

Written in May 2020, in the first months of the pandemic. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone answered the urological questions patients were asking at the time — whether the virus reaches the kidneys, whether it appears in urine or semen, and what happened to elective surgery. Kept here as a record of what was known then.