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.
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.
