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Is Prostate Massage Healthy?

Posted on Thu, 11 Jun 2015

Question: Is prostate massage healthy? If so, how often, for what duration, and what is the best method and/or devices to do this safely at home?

Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Normally Prostate massage is advised if one has chronic prostatitis.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for your query,It is not clear from your query why you want to go for prostate massage .

Normally we advise prostate massage in refractory cases of Chronic Prostatitis that do not respond to antibiotics or other drugs .It is usually practiced daily for 4-6 weeks with the help of trained health personnel or close relative.

Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions I shall be happy to help you
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (2 hours later)

I've read many accounts that "milking the prostate" through massage (essentially causing the fluid to be released or "flushed" so to speak) can have positive long term prostate health benefits, aside from just the associated pleasurable feelings experienced during the peocess. I wanted to hear from a medical perspective if that is accurate or, in absence of prostatitis is there any health benefit other than the pleasurable feeling? Also, I am wanting to know if it is harmful if performed regularly using devices such as those sold at aneros.com ... Not asking for an endorsement of any product, but rather I would like to know if this is helpful or is it harmful in any way.

Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
It is not advisable to do prostate massage .

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for follow up.
Doing prostatic massage in no way help to improve your health or neither any beneficial effects.

In long term it may traumatize rectal mucosa .
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The devices that are sold on online market are not approved by WHO neither they have no scientific data to prove their claim to be effective.

No Urologist will advocate doing prostate massage just for pleasurable feeling.
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar