Рубрика: Инфекционное заболевание

Urethral (Foley) Catheter: What It’s For, and Is It Harmful?

For a urologist a urinary catheter is routine; for the patient it is anything but. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, answers the questions patients ask before the procedure — why it is needed, whether it hurts, how long it stays, and how to care for one at home.

Kidney Infection (Acute Pyelonephritis): When Antibiotics Are Not Enough

Fever with flank pain needs seeing the same day. Most kidney infections settle with antibiotics — but an infected kidney that is also blocked will not, and that distinction is the one that decides survival.

Which Antibiotic Is Best for a Bladder Infection?

There is no single best antibiotic — but there is a right approach, and for most women it is not a broad-spectrum drug and not a culture. Who needs testing, who does not, and why a man with cystitis is a different case entirely.

Баланопостит: Распространенная инфекция кожи полового члена

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.

Clean Intermittent Catheterization (CIC): Why It Is Needed, and How It Is Done

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.

Страдаю ли я хронической инфекцией простаты?

Pelvic pain that no antibiotic seems to fix, and tests that keep coming back normal. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains the two forms of chronic prostatitis, why most men fall into the harder one, and why treatment takes patience rather than a single prescription.

Am I Suffering from a Testicular Infection?

A painful, swollen testicle usually means epididymo-orchitis — but it can also mean torsion, which costs the testicle if it is missed. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains the causes, the treatment, and the one diagnosis that has to be ruled out first.

Профилактика рецидивирующих инфекций мочевого пузыря у женщин: 3 подхода помимо антибиотиков

Some women get a bladder infection almost every month, and another antibiotic course is not a plan. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, sets out three evidence-based ways to break the cycle — what you can change yourself, and what needs a prescription.

Why Does My Bladder Infection Keep Coming Back?

Two infections in six months, or three in a year, is not bad luck — it has a name and a workup. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains why cystitis recurs despite correct antibiotics, and what a proper evaluation should look for.

What Is Acute Prostatitis (Acute Prostate Infection)?

Fever, chills and pain on passing urine in a man is not an ordinary urinary infection — acute prostatitis needs treating promptly, and for longer than most people expect. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains the symptoms, the causes at different ages, and what proper treatment involves.