i tried to post his yeaterday. i’m sorry if another shows up from “the twilight zone”, but this is just wierd.
i was getting a rx filled yesterday, and noticed that behind the counter, there were several " self prostate exam " kits.
i am speechless. a condition that i am not known for.
Apparently, not everyone can do it on their own:
Erm… I can’t be certain, since I’m a woman, but I can’t imagine what would be in those kits except maybe instructions. As far as I know (and please, men, step up and correct me if I am in error):
Probably easiest to reach, since the finger must be palm-up to feel it, is for the man to squat down, reach between his legs from the front side, insert and give it a feel. A healthy prostate should feel somewhat firm and squishy, anything that feels hard requires a doctor’s attention.
Keep in mind, though, I am just recalling this from high school sex ed class (a class that I was paying extra special fascinated attention to, as some will not be surprised to know).
Things may have changed enormously since then, though it was only 1995 when I learned that, medical science has made leaps and bounds since even then. Maybe there’s some sort of tool in there? (No pun intended.)
I expect it is actually a home test kit for prostate-specific antigen, which is elevated in prostate cancer and some benign prostatic problems. As has been noted, a digital prostate exam doesn’t really require much in the way of a kit.
Reminds me of the funniest entry in the oft-cited “Hall of Misplaced Quotation Marks”: a sign for a business offered:
:eek:
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