[작성자:] 소아라위 위라소폰 박사

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).

전립선암 진단의 MRI: 이점이 있습니까?

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.

건강검진에서 발견된 신장 낭종: 걱정해야 할까요?

건강검진에서 초음파 검사를 하다가 신장에 물혹이 발견되면, 그 단어 하나만으로도 일주일 기분을 망치기에 충분합니다. 방콕 병원의 비뇨기과 전문의인 소라위 웨라소폰(Soarawee Weerasopone) 박사는 단순 신장 물혹이 왜 그토록 흔한지, 실제로 무엇을 조사해야 하는지, 그리고 언제 조치를 취해야 하는지 설명합니다.

Why Bladder Cancer Comes Back After a Complete Resection

If the surgeon removed every visible tumour, why does the bladder still need checking for years afterwards? Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains the two reasons low-grade bladder cancer recurs — and why surveillance is not a sign that something went wrong.

DJ 스텐트 / 요관 스텐트: 적응증, 부작용 및 관리

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: 일반적인 음경 피부 감염

A red, swollen, itchy glans and foreskin is one of the commonest reasons men come to a urology clinic — and one of the most treatable. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone explains what causes balanoposthitis, why diabetes matters, and when circumcision is worth considering.

25% 생식기 사마귀에 대한 Podophyllin 솔루션: 왜? 그리고 어떻게?

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.

청결 간헐적 도요(CIC): 필요성 및 방법

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.