Patient's question:
Doctor, I've been having frequent urination and urgency recently. I want to get a prostatitis check-up. What tests are involved?Doctor's answer:
You can have a routine prostatic fluid test, or add a bacterial culture. This test requires a specialist doctor to perform a digital rectal examination to obtain prostatic fluid for laboratory analysis. Color Doppler ultrasound can assess the volume and morphology of the prostate. It is painless but has certain limitations. Prostate biopsy is usually performed when a nodule is detected in the prostate during color Doppler ultrasound or digital rectal examination, or when blood PSA levels are elevated, suggesting the possibility of prostate cancer.