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Saw palmetto: Did it work for you?

Posted on 12/17/14 at 1:39 pm
Posted by cattus
Member since Jan 2009
13414 posts
Posted on 12/17/14 at 1:39 pm
Don't like doctors and men probing around in my arse even less.
Posted by cattus
Member since Jan 2009
13414 posts
Posted on 12/17/14 at 10:35 pm to
What about y'all?
Posted by Hopeful Doc
Member since Sep 2010
14942 posts
Posted on 12/17/14 at 11:10 pm to
Taking Saw Palmetto is not a replacement for a prostate exam. There is nothing wrong with trying it if you have an enlarged prostate that's causing you problems (namely- urinary frequency/urgency). There are some actual (meaning FDA approved) medications that are pretty good as well.

Second time: This isn't a replacement for a prostate exam. You're more than welcome to decline, but there's not a good, reliable test to detect prostate cancer. And if you're having symptoms related to the prostate, there isn't a better way to gauge its involvement (as opposed to some other process) than with a physical exam. It's uncomfortable for the patient. The doctor doesn't love doing it, either. But it's with your best interest in mind. Try finding a doctor with small fingers.
Posted by cattus
Member since Jan 2009
13414 posts
Posted on 12/17/14 at 11:15 pm to
Noted thanks
Posted by cwil177
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2011
28422 posts
Posted on 12/18/14 at 12:19 am to
Small fingers is why female urologists are in high demand.
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
76173 posts
Posted on 12/18/14 at 1:54 am to
It's kind of hot to have a girls finger in the butt too
Posted by shiftworker
LP
Member since Dec 2011
5099 posts
Posted on 12/18/14 at 6:54 am to
I went to a female urologist with tiny fingers/hands. Pretty sure she was elbow deep. From now on I'll take the doc with Lurch fingers.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
65525 posts
Posted on 12/18/14 at 6:57 am to
Are these fingers small enough?

Posted by Bmath
LA
Member since Aug 2010
18664 posts
Posted on 12/18/14 at 7:25 am to
I remember reading that they have a better test now that should phase out a rectal exam.

Is this just wishful thinking?
Posted by jimlsu1
Ellicott City, Md
Member since Oct 2008
1416 posts
Posted on 12/18/14 at 8:02 am to
Thank you for this post. I just was on the Saddest Event You Ever Attended and this made me laugh.
Don't go to that thread. Tough read.
Posted by meauxjeaux2
watson
Member since Oct 2007
60283 posts
Posted on 12/18/14 at 8:04 am to
Posted by Farkwad
Byzantium
Member since Sep 2010
2669 posts
Posted on 12/18/14 at 8:08 am to
Posted by tracytiger
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2009
3631 posts
Posted on 12/18/14 at 8:28 am to
You did. It's a test you can do at home instead of having a colonoscopy. If the test result comes back positive then you go and get a colonoscopy.
Posted by jimlsu1
Ellicott City, Md
Member since Oct 2008
1416 posts
Posted on 12/18/14 at 8:31 am to
Where do you get this test? I am asking for a friend.
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