Patient's question:
How does the hospital conduct a thorough examination of prostatic fluid? If you are waiting for a prostatitis examination at the hospital, but you don't know how the doctor will examine it? It is said that prostatic fluid needs to be taken. How should this prostatic fluid be taken? How does the doctor examine prostatic fluid? Is the process complicated? Will it be embarrassing?Doctor's answer:
To have a thorough examination of prostatic fluid in the hospital, the attending physician uses certain methods to obtain the patient's prostatic fluid. The specific method involves the patient assuming a knee-chest position or lithotomy position, or lateral position. The physician wears gloves or finger cots, applies petroleum jelly or liquid paraffin to the fingertip, and uses the right hand to support the patient's left shoulder or buttock. The right index finger is first gently massaged at the anus, then slowly inserted into the rectum. When the fingertip reaches the anterior wall of the rectum about 5 cm from the anus, it can contact the prostate. Then, the fingertip of the index finger is moved inward and forward to massage the prostate, and the prostatic fluid will be expelled through the urethra. A sample is collected for further examination.