Side effects of a TRUS or TPM biopsy include: * rectal pain or discomfort (very common) * burning when passing urine (very common) * bruising (very common with TPM only) * bloody urine for 2–3 days (very common) * bloody semen for ~3 months (30% with TRUS; ~100% with TPM) * poor erections for ~8 weeks (30% with TRUS; ~100% with TPM) * infection of skin or urine (1-8%) * infection of skin or urine requiring hospitalisation and intravenous antibiotics (1-4%) * difficulty urinating (1% with TRUS; >5% with TPM)
Prostate biopsy
Prostate saturation biopsy
Transurethral biopsy
Transperineal biopsy
Transrectal biopsy
Frozen pelvis
Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
Cystography