Автор: Доктор Соарави Вирасопоне

Доктор Соарави Веерасопоне (доктор Пом) — сертифицированный уролог в штаб-квартире Бангкокского госпиталя, специализирующийся на мужском здоровье, роботизированной хирургии (da Vinci Xi) и лечении камней в почках. В настоящее время он является научным сотрудником и клиническим наблюдателем в урологическом отделении имени Скотта Медицинского колледжа Бэйлора (2025–2026 гг.) под руководством проф. Мохита Кхеры. Он прошел стажировку по роботизированной хирургии в Мемориальной больнице Чанг Гунг на Тайване (2019 г.) и стажировку по эндоурологии в больнице Университета Джунтендо в Токио (2022 г.).

Как работает ESWL 4-го поколения?

Not all shockwave lithotripters are the same. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains what 4th-generation ESWL machines added over earlier ones, what the success rates by stone size really are — and which generation is used at Bangkok Hospital Headquarters today.

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.

Urge Incontinence: Leaking Before You Reach the Toilet

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.