"Why Men Avoid Getting Prostate Exams" featuring Dr. Vaughan (YourUrologyMD)

"Men tend to put their heads in the sand, and ignore problems, part of the male macho." Dr. Vaughan of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center comments on how women become comfortable with doctors through childbirth, whereas many men are hesitant to see a doctor about a problem. Dr. Vaughan goes on to say how men are learning to speak with a urologist to properly understand their symptoms and the treatment options available to them.

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[kellenslilman]

Men avoid these exams because the prostate is stimulated during the procedure and they either feel uncomfortable or "gay" because this will in turn cause an erection. Point simple and made plain.

[mrstevenj]

i agree sam, tired of being humiliated , only to be told i'm fine. plus, my dr. keeps inviting colleagues in to observe, too humiliating, all in a days work for him...NOT for me.

[123stephenno]

I joked with my Doc once, I said "Hey shouldnt you buy me a drink first if you wanna go all the way"? He laughed his ass off

[taytay1916]

i am a girl, but personally, i don't understand why guys would avoi it. think of it like this, would u rater die a slow and painful death from prostate cancer, or suffer slight dicomfort? honestly think about that... girls hav to get breast exams, and thats not exactly very comfortble either, especially for someone like me who is self concious. but, without it, myslef, and every other woman out there could die from breast cancer. its a "Nessacary Evil"

[MrAppleseed88]

I will not let them do that to me, but if I have to have it done, I want a small little asain chick with tiny fingers.

[Norske1948]

I wouldn,t be alive today if these procedures were not in place!

[MrJS0972]

Until the medical profession comes up with a simpler more compassionate test than bending over and having another human violate your rectum with extreme pushing and pushing and discomfort. This issue will NEVER be reolved!!!! Listen to your customer!!!!!! The PSA is a good start but the finger must go. Think people think. The best you have is to bend over a grown man insert a finger into his ass... Sounds out of date. I gaurantee you get a scan, xray, sonogram system that works men would sign up

[MrJS0972]

But the final word on the DRE and why men dont want to do it. Lets say the DRE finds a lump, the treatment options SUCK!!!!!!! if you do have cancer, bph or prostatitis. Most doctors cant even agree how the prostate feels and if there is an issue.Just read a little more of the blogs and some men have had 3 dr do a DRE at the same time and dont agree on the feel of it. The treatments either make you impotent or sit in a diaper , Not much advancement ftom 100 years ago.

[MrJS0972]

Here are the reasons men ont want to do the DRE.

1. Its humiliating...probabally the worst thing a dr could do to you and still be awake. If you did this proceudre in the dr parking lot you would be arrested.

2. As far as women go through so much more at the doctors.. lets get this staight,, mens rectum is a one-way device and can only expand a certain amount.

3.Womens vaginas dialte to 10 MM - the size of a Tennis ball, From the age of 12 they are constantly inserting something

[BrentRF]

New research has shown that screening does not decrease the death rate. Look it up. Even the ACS no longer endorses it. This may even get more men in for physicals knowing there won't be any glove to deal with. Net result, more men may have other life threatening illnesses detected early. The ones that can be treated.