Prostate Biopsy Risks- Are there any?

Sometime people ask about prostate biopsy side effects, or about prostate biopsy risks . The greatest risk is not getting accurate prostate samples, that is not making correct conclusions as a result of the biopsy. If there IS indeed a cancer and it's stage is high, not detecting it could be very dangerous, because it could methastasize in the mean time. It's is well known that in the case of prostate cancer, "the sooner, the better". However, evaluating PSA levels frequently can prevent an explosion of this affection.

Other possible risks are:

• Inflamation of urethra- as a consequence of Transurethral biopsy.
• Infection- occurring in the case of men with undiagnosed bacterial Prostatitis. In order to prevent such problems, antibiotics are prescribed before the biopsy
• Bleeding from the rectum, in the urine, or hematospermia (blood in the spermatic fluid) for the next 2-3 days. If it lasta longer, you should call your doctor immediately. These are all effects of the needle penetrating living tissue, and the body should soon recover

An anomymous sufferer sais the following

"I developed a severe case of prostatitis following a prostate biopsy. The biopsy was negative for cancer, but left me in severe pain. My PSA was ever so slightly elevated, so my HMO insisted on a biopsy. If I'd known then what I know now about the prostate, I would *never* have let them near me with that needle, at least, not at this time."

Fortunately, this man found a solution in a strong prostatic massage of a doctor. Already after the first strong prostatic massage, he was feeling better, while no bacterial presence was confirmed. And after the second such massage, his bladder sympthoms and perineal pains were totally gone...