Doctors use the digital rectal exam both to evaluate symptoms and to screen for diseases even when you don't have symptoms. The symptoms that prompt a rectal exam are those that affect the digestive ...

A “penis exam” is more involved than you might think. Doctors know it as a genitourinary (GU) and rectal exam, which involves your: Let’s go over what’s involved, why you should get it done regularly, ...

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Dear Doctor K: I'm a healthy man in my 50s. I dread having a physical because of the digital rectal exam. Is it really necessary?