Autore: Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone

Il Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone (Dr. Pom) è un urologo certificato presso il Bangkok Hospital Headquarters, specializzato in salute maschile, chirurgia robotica (da Vinci Xi) e trattamento dei calcoli renali. Attualmente è Research Scholar e Clinical Observer presso il Scott Department of Urology del Baylor College of Medicine (2025–2026), sotto la supervisione del Prof. Mohit Khera. Ha completato una fellowship in chirurgia robotica presso il Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, a Taiwan (2019), e un periodo di osservazione clinica in endourologia presso il Juntendo University Hospital di Tokyo (2022).

Come funziona la ESWL di quarta generazione?

Non tutti i litotritori a onde d'urto sono uguali. Il dottor Soarawee Weerasopone, urologo del Bangkok Hospital, spiega cosa hanno aggiunto le macchine ESWL di quarta generazione rispetto a quelle precedenti, quali sono realmente i tassi di successo in base alle dimensioni del calcolo e quale generazione viene utilizzata oggi presso la sede centrale del Bangkok Hospital.

After a Vasectomy: Recovery, Confirmation, and What to Watch For

Week-by-week activity, why contraception continues until a semen test says otherwise, and the two things men are least often told beforehand — that it is not quite 100%, and that a minority develop lasting scrotal ache.

BPH Medication: How the Two Drug Classes Work, and What They Cost You

One relaxes the outlet within days; the other shrinks the prostate over months and only helps if the prostate is actually large. Plus the thing every man on the second drug must know about his PSA.

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.

Urethral Stricture: Why the Stream Weakens, and Why Repeat Dilatation Is Not the Answer

Scar tissue narrowing the urethra. Stretching or cutting it works for a while and it comes back — and each repeat makes the definitive repair harder. When to stop repeating and reconstruct instead.

A High PSA Result: What It Means, and What to Do Next

A raised PSA is not a diagnosis. The commonest reason for it is a benignly enlarged prostate, the first sensible step is usually to repeat the test, and a single number matters far less than what it does over time.

After a Prostate Biopsy: What Is Normal, What Is Not, and When to Get Help

Blood in the urine and semen is expected and can last longer than most men are told. Fever is the one thing that must never be waited on. What to expect after a prostate biopsy, and the warning signs that matter.

Incontinenza da urgenza: perdite prima di arrivare in bagno

Not making it to the toilet in time is not carelessness — it is an involuntary bladder contraction, and it responds to treatment. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone explains the three causes, who actually gets it in men and in women, and the stepwise treatment.

Stress Urinary Incontinence: Leaking When You Cough or Laugh

Leaking when you cough, laugh or lift something is common, treatable, and something 40% of affected women never mention to a doctor. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains the causes and the treatment ladder from Kegels to surgery.