Question for the guys that go to a urologist

Does your urologist do a rectal at every visit?

Yes. My urologist is “old school” and I am thankful he is. In 2019, he felt an abnormality up my hiney even though my PSA was considered to be in the “normal”range. A prostate biopsy confirmed cancer. After drugs and radiation treatments, I am still ticking seven years later. Last month, at my now annual appointment, I had both a PSA test and rectal exam. All was normal.

Yesterday, I just had my annual urologist visit and I did NOT have a digital rectal/prostate exam, and that sort of surprised me.

My male urologist always performs a rectal exam on me at my annual checkup.

I was released from my urologist several years ago. When I did go, he never did a DRE (although my issue was a varicocele).

Not always. He has done a DRE when my PSA has gone up, or when my symptoms would indicate it.

With my current urologist he did it on our initial visit. Never saw him again, follow-ups have been with his PA, wh did it once 3 years ago due to complaints of frequent urination and she ordered a PSA test. None since then, just a review of meds, symtons worsening, same, getting better. They want me to get a cystoscopsy, I’ve been putting it off!

First time at any urologist, they've done one for a baseline exam of the prostate if the symptoms involve urinary issues. Follow ups the prostate exam was not typical, but a genital and testicular exam is typically done at most exams.