Prostate health check-up activities

This free prostate health examination organized by the Huayuan Road Street Community and the Department of Urology of the Municipal People's Hospital is a public benefit project for men over 45 years old, without any hidden consumption, and the screening items are in full compliance with the guidelines of the Urology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association. Qualified residents can sign up without any worries.

I've been stationed at the free clinic for the past three days, and what I've seen the most is an old man walking by while carrying a thermos cup. He comes over to glance at the publicity board and asks, "What are you looking for?" Does it hurt? Do you want money? ”, turned around and wanted to run away again - many people think that frequent urination, urgent urination, and nocturia are "normal in old age". It is too troublesome to go to the hospital to register and queue up, and they feel embarrassed to even mention it to their son.

Speaking of which, there is indeed a lot of controversy about prostate screening on the Internet. I have also seen many people saying that "checking PSA is useless, false positives are high, and you will suffer if it is high." Some people use European and American guidelines as an argument, saying that there is no need to check PSA for those under 55 years old. This is actually half true and half wrong. The age of onset of prostate cancer in European and American people is 3-5 years later on average than in China. If there is a direct relative in the family who has suffered from prostate cancer, or a high-risk group who sits for a long time and smokes all year round, it is really not too early to get checked after the age of 40. As for the issue of false positives, this event is not about just throwing out a report and letting you go. Instead, doctors at the Urology Department of the People's Hospital or above will sit in for consultation. If your PSA is high, they will first ask you if you have been holding back your urine recently or if you have inflammation. If you are really unsure, you will be scheduled for a free reexamination. You will not be asked to undergo a puncture right away, so there is no need to worry.

Last week, I met a 52-year-old Uncle Zhang. He had been urinating at night for almost two years. He secretly bought a kidney-tonifying health supplement for half a year. The more he ate, the worse it became. This time, he was forced to come here by his wife. The PSA was found to be 6.2ng/ml, which was slightly higher than the normal value. The doctor gave him it on the spot. He explained that a young man had just finished treatment for a urinary tract infection last week, and it was found that his PSA was higher than his. It was not cancer at all. He made an appointment for a free re-examination in two weeks. Uncle Zhang breathed a sigh of relief on the spot and said that he had searched on Baidu for half a night, thinking that he needed to remove the prostate, and he couldn't sleep. There is also a 47-year-old middle school teacher who sat in the office every day to correct his homework. He was diagnosed with prostate calcification. He always thought he had a urinary tract infection and took medicine randomly. The doctor told him to stand more and correct two sets of papers, hold in his urine less, and do not need to take medicine. He even said that he saved hundreds of unnecessary money.

Someone asked if the inspection would be embarrassing? To be honest, I have seen many uncles squirming during digital examination, standing outside the curtain for a long time and refusing to come in. But when you actually go in, you will know that the whole process is performed by male doctors. The curtains are tightly drawn. There is not even a passing nurse nearby. The operation only lasts for more than ten seconds. There is basically no discomfort. There is really no need to feel embarrassed. This examination does not include any fancy gimmicks such as "prostate detoxification" or "sexual function assessment". There are only two core items: urinary tract prostate color ultrasound + digital examination, and PSA venous blood collection. They are all first-level screening items recommended by the guidelines. None of the useless items will be added to you.

Oh, by the way, it doesn’t matter if you really can’t make it to this weekend’s event. The community has signed a half-year cooperation with the hospital, and there is a half-day free screening session on the second Saturday of every month. Just go to the community health service center to register. If you are afraid of not remembering it, you can bring your wife over. By the way, you can also get your blood sugar and blood pressure measured for free. Just take it as a walk and put your heart in your stomach, which is better than anything else.