Length of Prostate Exam

My exams have never taken more than a few seconds.

The first time I had a prostate exam, it took about 30 seconds. In addition to feeling the prostate, the doctor did a 360 degree on my rectum wall. Basically he was in and out in. Prior to the exam however, he did warn me that there was a possibility that I would feel a slight movement in my penis … which I did, but fortunately did not pop an erection.

The few prostate exams I've had by my regular doctor have always been just for a few seconds. However, on one visit my GP noticed my PSA ;level was somewhat elevated. He scheduled an appointment for me with a urologist. The urologist had me lie on my side facing the wall, and he had his finger in me for at least a minute or two, and he was very rough. Several times I let him know that he was hurting me. I guess it all depends on who the examiner is, and why the exam is being done. Also a good friend of mine was also referred to a urologist once, and during the lengthy exam, the urologist was pressing so hard on his prostate that my friend cried out "Doctor, you're killing me".

Never had a real one but in a play exam had one that lasted about ten minutes. That was... weird and amazing.

I watched my husband get them. I wished they last longer but it is like between 5 to 10 seconds. Doctor takes longer putting on the gloves.

I had my first prostate examination for a year. I lied on my site, facing the wall...it only tooked a second or two...once in and then out...I only felt a burning sensation during the fast, permanent penetration, nothing else. The Doc meant "everything soft, everything good".

In general: quite unspectacular.

I watched my husband get them. I wished they last longer but it is like between 5 to 10 seconds. Doctor takes longer putting on the gloves.

Then you have to give him a good long one, right? See if the doc is missing anything (unlikely, they know what they're doing). Hmm... are you going to be a nice doctor, a mean doctor, or a naughty one? Guess that depends on whether he's been naughty or nice...

Most of prostate exams I have seen takes between 10-15 seconds, that is between start of finger insertion and removal. It is quick, slightly uncomfortable for the patient, but very important exam. Some guys complain to doctor that I am in exam room all the time and I am watching their DRE.

I have had several, two being within the last year.The first of the recent ones was conducted by a female urologist. She was rough! Bang! in went her finger and she had a good feel around. It seemed to take ages while she prodded and poked. The latter was by my own male GP. He was very careful and sensitive,and the actual “finger up” probably did take about 20 seconds, come to think of it.

On both occasions, when the prostate was being pressed upon, I got that feeling that there was some ejaculate seeping out of my penis. I felt that I had left a bit of a puddle on the couch, but a quick inspection after the exam, there was no evidence of any semen coming out of my penis.

I had one doctor who literally stuck her finger in and pull it right back out. 2 seconds would be a generous estimate.

Most are finished in 10 seconds or less.

It's a damn shame the prostate exam doesn't take as long as a pap smear, bimanual and rectovaginal exam.

Girls get to have so much more fun at the doc......

I would say 10 seconds, give or take a few. That is how long it takes for insertion, checking my prostate, then withdrawal. But my doctor is only doing a prostate exam. If they also rotate their finger 360 to feel your rectal wall, maybe another 5 seconds or so.

All my prostate exams were done my male docs - I wish they would take more time really checking it. I'm not looking for a cheap thrill, but a quick finger in and out does not seem thorough enough to find anything..

I had one doctor who literally stuck her finger in and pull it right back out. 2 seconds would be a generous estimate.

Most are finished in 10 seconds or less.

It's a damn shame the prostate exam doesn't take as long as a pap smear, bimanual and rectovaginal exam.

Girls get to have so much more fun at the doc......

I would be more than happy to help male doctor to do prostate/DRE exam on you for 5 or even maybe 10 minutes. Watching that definitely would make very excited, also I believe that we would need a second or perhaps third opinion, in other words few more DRE with male doctors with more female nurse watching it. How does that sound to you?

My prostate exams have always been pretty quick, much quicker than I would like from the standpoint of being thorough enough and certain. In doing a quick swipe I sincerely hope they were thorough enough to feel anything that shouldn't be. Now my GP family doctor doesn't want to do one or run the PSA blood test. Not that accurate he says.

As posted in another threads, when I go for my annual physical my doctor has gives me an extremely thorough prostate exam. This has now gone on for several years. My doctor claims I have a very enlarge prostate, and has put me on meds. to help with the symptoms. Always does a PSA test and this luckily turns out to be very low. I think what needs to be said is my doctor is female, who has gotten fairly comfortable with me.

This particular year was an extremely thorough exam. I felt the doctor's finger(S) (who knows) go in really far. The pressure got intense very quickly, but not really any pain. Then the doctors finger went left to right, then move down and again left to right, then move to the bottom edge, then again left to right. I'm going to guess that the total DRE took 10-15 seconds... Great doctor if you ask me.....

I think a one or two second exam would be just enough to feel the size of the prostrate.

If the there is no other complaint from the patient and no other symptoms, this size check would address the most common prostate issue.

However I think the exam should also focus on checking for any bumps or other irregularities on the prostrate and should thus take longer time to be a thorough exam.

Especially that this exam in not done often, perhaps once in 5 or 10 years after age of 50.

However I think the exam should also focus on checking for any bumps or other irregularities on the prostrate and should thus take longer time to be a thorough exam.

Especially that this exam in not done often, perhaps once in 5 or 10 years after age of 50.

My urologist says he has found cancerous lumps even when the PSA is low ( .5).. He recommends a DRE annually. 5-10 years between checks seems like a long time. There is a lot of debate as to whether they are valuable or not. False positives leading to unnecessary biopsies etc. The DRE itself isn't a big deal - it's what comes afterwards. More people die with prostate cancer than from it.

Since I’ve been through treatment for prostate cancer over the last few years, here’s my experience. Every year at my physical, I had the usual DRE. Each year, my doc told me my prostate was smaller than average. My PSA level was always under 1.0 until I was about 62 or 62 when it began a slow rise into the 2’s. At 68, it was up to 3.4. My DREs now became a long procedure, maybe lasting a full minute, as the doc really felt it from every angle. Still nothing seemed to be different with it but since my PSA was gradually rising, my doc wanted to explore further. So, I had my first biopsy which revealed some cancer (Gleeson Score of 6). We decided to wait a year (aka “Wait & See“ approach) before doing anything. A year later, my doc DID feel some irregularities during an intensive DRE (again lasting at least a full minute). However, ironically my PSA was actually DOWN to 2.9 at this time but another biopsy revealed the cancer had grown a bit. I was now a Gleeson 7. I was told that several options were available to treat this, so we decided to proceed with radiation. Two years after the radiation, I still get an explorative DRE every 6 months and PSA check. Two months ago, my PSA was down to 0.0 (ZERO point ZERO). Everyone will have a different experience.

I would say mine have been between five and seven seconds. This doesn't count the time once when the doctor inspected the anal area to check for hemorrhoids.

I would say it Takes about 2 minutes. Bit embarassing but neccessary.

The few prostate exams I've had by my (female) doctor have always been just for a few seconds (about 5 seconds). With an urologist it would probably be much longer.

My exam was also just a few seconds

After spiking a high PSA test a few years back my urologist takes his time to really check my prostate. No quick in and out for me.

Typical prostate exam takes around 10 seconds. A lot of guys I have seen getting prostate examination were very unhappy about it getting done, as doctor who performed them are usually male, but I not believe that even if female doctor was performing, would make any difference. for the guys that is, not for me. I personally prefer to help male doctor to perform prostate exams.

It would quite hard to expect in real prostate exam that doctor would take more when 15-20 seconds to perform it, as it would provide no extra information for the doctor and most patients would be more embarrassed/feel more uncomfortable.

In play exam that would be totally different, but that would never replace real prostate exam, so I think you guys, who want to get long prostate exam from real doctor are out of luck!

Duration for instructions, positioning, taking gloves and ky by the doctor, insertion, examining rectum, anus and prostate: 1,5 minutes. The prostate exam itself lasts 10-20 seconds.

Of all prostate exam I have seen/helped doctors to perform on average it takes about 10 seconds, what I mean here from the moment finger is inserted and moment it is removed. That also depends on doctor skills and how well patient is relaxed. In some cases doctor might decide to perform prostate massage/prostate fluid extraction, then it takes about few minutes.

Much longer prostate exam I could imagine only possible in play exams, although I personally would not mind if real prostate exam would last more, as I must admit I love watching/assisting doctor with that......

Probably no more then 10 seconds, from the time of finger insertion and removal.

have mixed feelings about, on one hand its still take too long, but on the other hand i wished it took much longer, as nurse would be present all the time, and I like to be watched in intimate examination by lovely female medical staff.....

Not sure how long a thorough prostate exam should take but my new female PCP took about 30 seconds. She first went in, then came out and changed fingers and went in real deep, turned her hand over while inside me did more probing then said all is good and ended it

My recent exams have all been forceful due to the size of my prostate requiring a lot of manipulation. 20-30 sec was pretty much the norm as he always tried to push out some semen to send to the lab. Ultrasound showed it to be roughly the size of a softball. Because it was so big, I have had to go to the ER to get drained on numerous occasions, which were not fun.

It was robotically removed last summer and had to be taken out in 2vpieces. No cancer was found.

In truth, for me, they can take as long as they like. I love how it feels.