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Originally Posted by TouringCarMagazine
For the gentlemen of the forum, they don't finger your prostate anymore. It's blood tests nowadays. In the last two weeks since I had my bloods I've spoken to numerous friends in their fifties who haven't been checked because of that stigma. I had my bloods for diabetes, they just happened to do a prostate one as I was turning 50. I was not going to go and have the doctor inspect me that way, so I've been part of the stigma. I guess the messaging hasn't got through to many blokes that the vast majority of prostate tests is through blood nowadays, so if you've put it off, get it done. If you're close to 50, don't worry, it's a little jab in the arm.
Mick
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I think that you may be conflating two medical issues concerning prostrates. A blood test to check for prostrate cancer has been in play for at least 15 years to my knowledge; that's when I had mine checked.
However, especially for those of us getting on in years, the only, currently quick and easy way for doctors to ascertain whether a patient has an enlarged prostrate - an issue that I have - is the finger treatment. But even that is only uncomfortable for a few moments; far less so than having a colonoscopy, which I can vouch for (5 so far, and counting) although you can sometimes have sedation for it.