@[email protected] to Lemmy [email protected] • 7 months agoHitting your mid 40slemmy.worldmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1204
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minus-square@NachlinkEnglish7•7 months agoThis is a true shitpost bc this is not the standard anymore. The PSA blood test can catch prostate cancer much earlier and reliably.
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink3•7 months agoThe NHS will never pay for a bloodtest when you will ruin the GP’s fun. 😅
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•7 months agoAccording to my urologist it’s not conclusive because your PSA value will also be above norm if you have a naturally large prostate. To get a reliable diagnosis you need to measure the prostate volume by ultrasound and guess where that probe goes.
minus-square@NachlinkEnglish2•7 months agoThat’s ok. Blood test first (least invasive) then move on to ultrasound. The point is there’s no good reason to have someone digitally probe your anus anymore.
This is a true shitpost bc this is not the standard anymore. The PSA blood test can catch prostate cancer much earlier and reliably.
The NHS will never pay for a bloodtest when you will ruin the GP’s fun. 😅
According to my urologist it’s not conclusive because your PSA value will also be above norm if you have a naturally large prostate.
To get a reliable diagnosis you need to measure the prostate volume by ultrasound and guess where that probe goes.
That’s ok. Blood test first (least invasive) then move on to ultrasound. The point is there’s no good reason to have someone digitally probe your anus anymore.