Guys who require a biopsy may want to consider requesting their doctor perform a transperinal biopsy versus a transrectal biopsy. The concern is the introduction of superbugs into the prostate. It seems the number of incurable cases of prostatitis, and deaths, caused by transrectal biopsies are on the rise. Hopefully, non-invasive procedures will quickly evolve.
www.smh.com.au/national/health/prostate-biopsy-blamed-for-preventable-superbug-deaths-20130924-2uc8r.html