Sexual Transmitted Diseases - Professional Thai Urologist

HPV PCR in urine specimen: How much the detection rate?

Today, we are going to focus on HPV PCR urine test. It has been several years practicing here in Cambodia, there’re more patients being here at my urology office were seeking some advice on Human Papilloma virus infection issue or HPV. We are all known that this viral infection can leads to the following problems.Continue reading “HPV PCR in urine specimen: How much the detection rate?”

Gardasil 9: Does it better than the Gardasil 4?

When lots of patients in my office who asked about what the differences between these HPV vaccination, Gardasil 9 and Gardasil 4. In this article it will answer for all those questions in the details. Gardasil 9 FAQ. Which HPV subtype could have been protected from? How much efficacy rating which can be protected fromContinue reading “Gardasil 9: Does it better than the Gardasil 4?”

VDRL false positive test: What are the causes of this?

VDRL test or Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test is a very common syphilis screening test which physicians currently using for all over the world. Due to an easily accessible even the patients themselves can find this either test at local laboratory nearby their home without consulting with experts before drawing blood sampling from their vein.Continue reading “VDRL false positive test: What are the causes of this?”

Gonorrhea infection: CDC’s 2020 guideline of treatment

It is very compromised as we are a doctor that should have keep ourselves an up to date for medical practicing, especially when dealing with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) infection, because all these microorganisms are continuously evolving against antibiotic and turn resistant to the standard treatment over time. Precisely treatment with antibiotic strength and adequateContinue reading “Gonorrhea infection: CDC’s 2020 guideline of treatment”

Syphilis: The correct way we’ve deal with.

In Cambodia, there’s a plenty of syphilis-positive patients which come to see me at my Urology office. Some are naïve cases whereas some are treatment-fail cases from other local clinics. This topic we will show you on how generally we’re dealing with this infection and how to correct the proper treatment on it, more thanContinue reading “Syphilis: The correct way we’ve deal with.”

Herpes genitalia: A never ending viral infection

Herpes genitalia is a very commonly complaint problem at my Urologic office. Since the painful genital ulcer is the classical symptom for this condition, it is not hard for urologist to make a diagnostic in this condition, so in this topic we will match up with frequently ask questions from the patients for example, whereContinue reading “Herpes genitalia: A never ending viral infection”

Gonorrhea infection: Am I infected?

Gonorrhea infection is one of the most complaints in my office. Typically, the most high-risk aspect of patients in this disease will be in young male along with the history of an active sexual intercourse. Patients will experience a purulent (pus) discharge from urethra and painfully urination within 14 days after exposed to infected partner.Continue reading “Gonorrhea infection: Am I infected?”

25% Podophyllin solution for Genital wart: Why? And How?

Genital warts considered as a problem that most of patient putting the complaint very often at Urology clinic. As the matter fact it was a Human papilloma virus (HPV), and it’s been mainly causing the problem to the cosmetic-related disease which is sometime it’s hard to get eradicated by the medicines. The important statement thatContinue reading “25% Podophyllin solution for Genital wart: Why? And How?”

Syphilis: The confusion on the difference kind of blood tests

Syphilis is one type of sexual transmitted disease which is commonly seeing in my office. The clinical that presents it was varied from a painless genital ulcer compared to a rash at palm and sole, depend on the stage of the infections. The blood test is the only way to confirm diagnosis for the disease,Continue reading “Syphilis: The confusion on the difference kind of blood tests”

3-Benefits-gaining from male circumcision over reducing HIV’s transmission rate

Number one problem which causes patients extremely upset in my office it is the possibility of the HIV’s transmission after an unsafe sexual intercourse occurred. People have known on how to protect the HIV infection by wearing the condom while have sex. Has anyone know that circumcision might has protective effect on this? Curious? let’sContinue reading “3-Benefits-gaining from male circumcision over reducing HIV’s transmission rate”