Is cystoscopy uncomfortable for men?

Cystoscopy is the main method for men to determine whether they have prostatitis and urethritis. This method is slightly stinging, so it may be a little uncomfortable during the examination, but you must cooperate with the doctor during the examination. Anesthesia can be injected when it is uncomfortable. Cystoscopy is to check whether the urethra, prostate and bladder are ruptured, so male friends can understand the benefits of cystoscopy.

Cystoscopy is an important means of diagnosing diseases in urology. During the examination, the doctor can observe the entire urethra and the conditions inside the bladder, such as urethral stenosis, prostatic hyperplasia, bladder neck contraction, etc.; tissue biopsy can be taken for pathological examination to confirm the disease; tumors that cannot be found by B-ultrasound or CT, especially flat carcinoma in situ, can also be found. But is male cystoscopy uncomfortable? It is of great concern to people.

In the past, traditional cystoscopy was very painful. With the advancement of medical technology, painless cystoscopy has emerged. Painless cystoscopy has many advantages. Anesthesia is required before the examination, so that the patient will not feel pain during the examination in a very short time, and the adverse reactions after the operation are relatively mild. In addition, the efficiency is relatively high, and generally there will be no adverse symptoms such as vomiting, nausea, and low blood pressure.

Generally, routine examinations are painful, but fiber cystoscopy will not be painful. The fiber cystoscope body is very thin and soft, and the surface structure is very smooth. A miniature camera is installed on the fiber optic head. When the patient inserts a catheter, the camera can naturally enter the bladder along the physiological curvature of the urethra. All problems in the bladder can be accurately detected. There is no feeling during this process, and it will not cause bladder spasm, so there is no need to worry.

1. Traditional cystoscopy is very uncomfortable

Cystoscopy is a method of directly observing lesions in the bladder and urethra by inserting a cystoscope into the bladder through the urethra. In the past, cystoscopes were hard and it was really painful to insert them deep into the urethra.

2. Big improvement in flexible soft lenses

Now that cystoscopes have become flexible soft endoscopes, the situation has changed greatly. Under the operation of skilled urologists, most patients only need to use a little local anesthetic to complete this examination. Some female patients (with wide, short, and straight female urethra) can even undergo cystoscopy without anesthesia. At present, cystoscopy is safe and a little painful, but it is tolerable, and patients do not need to worry too much.