{"id":16147,"date":"2021-06-04T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/squad\/?p=16147"},"modified":"2021-06-04T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T01:00:00","slug":"what-to-expect-during-a-prostate-biopsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/prostate\/what-to-expect-during-a-prostate-biopsy\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Expect During a Prostate Biopsy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A prostate biopsy is a medical procedure in which samples of tissue are removed from the prostate and then examined from the male organ that produces fluids which nourish and transport sperm. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Performed by a urologist, the tissue samples that are collected are checked for cell abnormalities under a microscope which are signs of prostate cancer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If cancer is evident, the next step is to determine which stage the cancer is in and the best treatment options.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Preparing for an Exam<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to prepare for a prostate biopsy, your urologist may ask you to adhere to some guidelines:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providing a urine sample to analyze it for a possible urinary tract infection, since this may postpone a the biopsy if one is detected and course of antibiotics must be taken<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cease medications a few days before that can cause bleeding, which include aspirin, warfarin, ibuprofen and some herbal supplements<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A home enema prior to biopsy appointment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A course of antibiotics 30-60 minutes before prostate biopsy to prevent possible infection from the procedure<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Treatment After Evaluation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samples for a prostate biopsy can be collected in a few ways, and may involve the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A needle is passed through the rectum wall, also known as transrectal biopsy, the most common way a prostate biopsy is performed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A needle is inserted through an area of skin between the scrotum and anus, also known as a transperineal biopsy, with a CT or MRI scan used in this procedure.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A doctor specializing in cancer diagnosis will evaluate the samples once testing has been completed, with a pathologist on hand to advise on if the removed tissue is cancerous, and if so, how aggressive treatment should be and when it should start. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your primary care physician will explain the results to you. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A prostate biopsy is a medical procedure in which samples of tissue are removed from the prostate and then examined from the male organ that produces fluids which nourish and transport sperm. Performed by a urologist, the tissue samples that are collected are checked for cell abnormalities under a microscope which are signs of prostate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16165,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[697],"tags":[765,1302],"class_list":["post-16147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prostate","tag-prostate","tag-prostate-biopsy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16147\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}