What to do if your prostate exam is too painful

Clinical prostate-related examinations are more, mainly including rectal fingerprinting, cystoscopy, ultrasound-guided puncture biopsy, etc. The subjective pain of these examinations varies, but basically within the tolerable range, if you feel more pain, you can communicate with the doctor, listen to the doctor’s professional advice and methods to alleviate the pain. Rectal fingerprinting and prostate fluid massage examination is generally through the anus to massage the prostate, may be uncomfortable symptoms, this time to avoid excessive tension, operation to relax the anal sphincter can reduce the pain feeling. Cystoscopy must be carried out through the urethra into the endoscope to check the prostate and bladder outlet lesions, some patients may feel obvious pain, if the condition permits, can be replaced by a flexible mirror for the examination, the operation of the urethra before the injection of bupivacaine hydrochloride gel can also alleviate the feeling of pain. Prostate ultrasound-guided biopsy puncture is the bar-shaped ultrasound probe from the anus into the anterior wall of the rectum and puncture needle through the different parts of the prostate, in order to obtain the prostate tissue blocks, is the gold standard for clinical diagnosis of prostate cancer, different patients feel different, the operation of the patient can relax the anal sphincter, the doctor operates gently and cooperate with each other, can effectively reduce the sense of pain and fear. There are also some imaging tests, such as MRI, CT, ultrasound, etc. available for prostate examination, all of which are painless and non-invasive, and it is recommended that the above tests be conducted in the urology department of a specialized hospital.