UroToday – EAU 2007 – Session on Prostate Biopsy 1
The 7,074 biopsies were performed in 5,153 men. Minor complications included hematuria >1 day (13.8%), hematospermia (35.8%), and rectal bleeding (2.1%). Major complications were prostatitis, epididymitis, fever >38C, rectal bleeding >2 days, and urinary retention, all <1.0%. This study validates the safety of TRUS biopsy of the prostate.
This is a lower number than I would have guessed for blood in the semen (hematospermia), but a nice study to advise patients of possible side effects from a prostate biopsy.
This is what we need to consider when I asked the question of doing biopsies on everyone.