Prostate

Prostate literacy

PSA, urinary symptoms, and shared decision-making without fear marketing.

What the prostate does

It contributes fluid to semen and sits below the bladder—enlargement with age can alter urine flow; cancer screening is a separate conversation from benign enlargement.

PSA in context

Elevated PSA has many causes besides cancer—infection, exercise, enlargement. Repeat testing and shared decisions with urology or primary care prevent panic ordering.

Report symptoms

Hesitancy, weak stream, nocturia increases, pelvic pain, hematuria—book evaluation regardless of screening age.