"Men should have regular prostate examinations," he said.

Physical examination may include a pelvic examination (for women), a prostate examination (for men), and a rectal examination.

More than five years ago as a walk-in for a first-time prostate examination, and feeling fine, a biopsy showed what I was told was cancer.

Regular breast and prostate examinations may be necessary due to comorbid association with breast and prostate cancers.

And, if I have a mutated gene, my brother might also have inherited it, and at age 54 should have annual prostate examinations.

During the first year of testosterone therapy, you should receive a prostate examination, a PSA blood test, a complete blood count, and a liver function test every 3 to 6 months.

To the Editor: With respect to your article regarding the Nassau County deed-transfer tax ("A New Tax With Extra Bite," Aug. 22): I recently received a computer-generated good-health letter on county stationery from one of our ranking Nassau officials, recommending a prostate examination at the county medical center.

In January 2013, Mathieson attracted media attention for a joke he made while advocating for prostate examinations, advising men to seek out "a small Asian female doctor" when receiving a rectal prostate exam.

Those undergoing high dose androgen therapy should be monitored for safety and efficacy of treatment, possibly including regular breast and prostate examinations.

The two urologic studies [ 23 25 ] randomly selected men from either electoral rolls or census records and invited them to have prostate examinations.