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If there's a next time I'll definitely ask for a general anaesthetic, thanks for highlighting the possibility :)

I don't recall such a device being used either time, and I suspect I would remember o_O

Ah, thanks for that @trueblue. I did have an MRI, so perhaps they had a better idea of what they were looking for than I realised. As well as the medication I have an annual PSA check - hopefully nothing more needed, but removal was suggested at one stage.

The problem with a prostate biopsy is it's very hit-and-miss. As I understand it they're effectively taking random samples, even though from a small gland. I was still reporting problems, and getting a high PSA score, after the first biopsy so they decided to have another go.

Yes, all the very best @Amex Ruislip. @Perfidious Albion - I also have had an enlarged prostate for several years. Have had two biopsies which are not exactly fun (I managed to faint after the second one) and now am on Tamsulosin and Finasteride (can also be used to stop hair loss but I'm...