Sudden Inability to Pass Urine: Reversible Causes, and Why It Cannot Wait

Acute retention needs draining the same day — it is painful and it damages kidneys if left. But a large share of episodes are set off by something correctable, most often a medicine, constipation or an infection, and finding it decides whether it happens again.
Peyronie’s Disease: Why the Penis Bends, and What Can Be Done About It

Scar tissue in the wall of the erectile bodies, producing a bend, a lump and often pain. Which phase you are in decides everything — and the oral supplements this page used to recommend are the ones guidelines say not to take.
Sténose uréthrale : pourquoi le jet s'affaiblit et pourquoi la dilatation répétée n'est pas la solution

Tissu cicatriciel rétrécissant l'urètre. L'élargir ou le couper fonctionne pendant un certain temps avant qu'il ne réapparaisse — et chaque répétition rend la réparation définitive plus difficile. Quand faut-il arrêter de répéter et procéder plutôt à une reconstruction.
Hydrocèle chez l'homme adulte : causes et traitements nécessaires

Fluid around the testicle, usually painless and usually harmless. But a new swelling is scanned before it is called a hydrocele, most need no treatment at all, and draining one with a needle is not the shortcut it looks like.
Varicocèle : définition, importance et quand ne pas y toucher

Common, usually silent, and frequently over-treated. What a varicocele does to fertility, which ones are worth operating on, why a scan-only finding is not an indication — and the one presentation that needs investigating urgently.
Testicular Torsion: Sudden Severe Pain in One Testicle Is an Emergency

The clock starts the moment the pain does. What testicular torsion is, why a normal ultrasound does not rule it out, why it is so often mistaken for an infection, and the warning episodes that come months before the real thing.
Syndrome de la douleur scrotale : inconfort testiculaire chronique avec examens normaux

Des mois d'inconfort testiculaire, tous les examens normaux et personne pour expliquer pourquoi. Le Dr Soarawee Weerasopone, urologue à l'Hôpital de Bangkok, explique le syndrome de la douleur scrotale : pourquoi des résultats normaux sont les résultats attendus, pourquoi il ne s'agit pas d'un cancer et comment il est traité étape par étape.
Circumcision Techniques Compared: Which One Suits You?

Four circumcision techniques are in standard use, and they differ in how they look afterwards, how long they take and how much can go wrong. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, sets out the honest trade-offs of each.
Acute Urinary Retention in Men: Why Does This Happen?

Suddenly unable to pass urine, with a painfully full bladder — that is a urological emergency. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, sets out the nine causes behind it, what happens in the emergency room, and why some cases resolve without any procedure at all.
Éjaculation précoce : 7 techniques d’auto-assistance à essayer en premier

Premature ejaculation is the most common male sexual disorder, and most men can improve it without ever needing a prescription. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, sets out seven evidence-based techniques to try first — and explains when it is time to see a specialist instead.
