What is a male prostate massage? This is called the effect on the prostate gland from the rectum. Massaging can be carried out for diagnostic purposes to take the secretion of the prostate. For medicinal purposes, it can be prescribed to improve blood circulation and outflow of fluid from the prostate. Such recommendations can be given for chronic non-bacterial prostatitis. For chronic pelvic pain and sexual dysfunction syndrome, this medical procedure is less commonly used.
More than 90% of cases of appointment of massaging the prostate account for chronic prostatitis. To diagnose this disease, clinical, instrumental and laboratory methods are used. A comprehensive examination allows you to identify inflammatory and stagnant phenomena in the gland. It is they, in the absence of pathological flora, that will be eliminated under the influence of prostate massage.
Therapeutic effects of massage on the prostate gland
Prostate massage, its harm and benefits, methods and recommendations are actively discussed by patients. However, it does not lose popularity among urologists andrologists. The therapeutic effect is explained by the following physiological mechanisms:
- Normalization of venous and lymphatic drainage from the gland, leading to improved microcirculation in its tissues.
- Restoring patency of the ducts of the prostate, restoring the evacuation of the secret. This normalizes the functioning of the gland.
- With adequate blood supply and lymphatic drainage, the delivery of drugs to the cells improves and the effectiveness of therapy increases.
- Massage increases the muscle tone of the prostate gland.
Used postures
As prescribed by the andrologist or urologist, prostate massage is performed. The harm and benefits of this manipulation may be due to the technique of its implementation. Massage is carried out at intervals of one day. The course of treatment consists of 10-15 sessions, each of which lasts 60-120 seconds. There are several massage poses:
- Knee-elbow. The patient sits on a couch or low table. In this case, the support is placed on the knees and forearms.
- Standing up The patient bends in the belt at an angle of 90 °. To increase stability and reduce stiffness, the patient needs to provide support.
- Lying on its side. In this case, the patient needs to pull his knees up to his stomach.
- Lying on your back with legs apart.
- With self-massage, a squatting pose can be used.
Massage Technique
In any of the following poses, you can massage the prostate. The harm and benefits of this procedure depend on the correctness of its implementation. The sequence of actions during the massage is as follows:
- To carry out the massage, you must wear a medical glove.
- Lubricate it with petroleum jelly or other suitable means.
- Insert index finger into patient's anus.
- Assess the condition of the gland (size, shape, density, consistency, smoothness, etc.).
- Assess prostate tenderness with light pressure on each lobe of the gland separately.
- Perform a massage in accordance with the recommended technique.
Massage movements
The feeling of discomfort and awkwardness during the procedure led to discussions about the benefits and dangers of massage. All about prostatitis, as the most common indication for kneading the prostate gland, must be found in advance so as not to doubt the validity of the manipulation. It is also important not to press on the gland with force, but to act on it gradually. The general direction of massage coincides with the location of the excretory ducts of the gland: from top to bottom, from the edges to the middle. It is better to massage the shares in turn. Recommended movements for use:
- Funnel-shaped.
- Eightfold movements. They are oriented perpendicular to the isthmus connecting the lobes of the gland.
- The procedure ends by massaging the isthmus.
The intensity of the massage increases from session to session, while focusing on the patient's sensations.
Prostate massage: harm and benefit at home
Despite the significant positive effect that the patient can get, prostate massage is an unpleasant procedure. Patients try to avoid it. Skipping sessions or refusing treatment leads to complications. There is a way to avoid embarrassment in the urological office. You can perform prostate massage at home.
The right technique in this case is of great importance. If it is carried out by a girlfriend or spouse, a prerequisite is a non-traumatic effect. To do this, you must either get rid of long nails, or, wrapping a finger with a cloth or gauze, fix it with a fingertip. In this case, it is more difficult to feel the borders of the gland, and the massage is carried out blindly. So the easiest way to injure the gland.
At home, the patient manages to completely relax and get a full prostate massage. In this case, acute pain should not be allowed. Painful areas are massaged most superficially.
Massage should be performed with a full bladder. After massaging the prostate gland, it is necessary to wash off its discharge from the urethra.
Massage effects
Sensations after massage are strictly individual. They can be unpleasant. For example, discomfort and a feeling of constriction. Burning and soreness in the urethra may appear, which intensify during urination. Such sensations pass quickly, replaced by relief. If they do not pass for a long time, you must consult a doctor to correct treatment or massage techniques.
How to do prostate massage yourself
Not everyone has the opportunity to go for a massage in a medical institution. If no one can do it at home, sometimes patients resort to self-massage.
You must understand that this is an unreasonable measure. Qualitatively, massage units can do it yourself. This is due to the anatomical location of the gland and the structure of the fingers. Doctors do not recommend carrying out this manipulation on themselves because of low efficiency. Carrying out the procedure on their own, patients do not receive a therapeutic effect and lose valuable time. This may aggravate the course of the disease.
Contraindications
Whether prostate massage is harmful or beneficial depends on who it is applied to. There is an impressive list of pathologies in which it is contraindicated:
- All oncological diseases.
- Prostate adenoma.
- An acute period of prostatitis (especially bacterial).
- Delayed outflow of urine.
- An acute period of diseases of the intestine, genitourinary system.
The use of prostate massage in other countries
The use of this method has been going on for more than a century in medical practice. The initial point of application of prostate massage was a condition accompanied by a decrease in potency and libido. Later it began to be used for prostatitis and pelvic pain.
In 1968, in the United States, this method was excluded from treatment by the American Association of Urology. The reason for this measure was unproven effectiveness. Later, European doctors came to the same conclusion. They also stopped using prostate massage for medicinal purposes.
Measures to exclude this manipulation from the standards of medical care in the West raise questions among the medical community in our country.
Prostate massage: harm and benefit
Debate regarding the positive or negative effects of prostate massage on a patient is based on. A negative procedure can work in the following cases:
- The appointment is not according to the indications. If the patient has a pathology in which it is contraindicated to perform prostate massage, the procedure cannot be carried out. This can lead to significant complications.
- Violation of the technique. Failure to comply with recommendations for massaging, as well as the use of improvised means for these purposes (especially with self-massage), injuries not only the prostate but also other organs.
- Performing manipulations with bacterial chronic prostatitis can lead to the spread of the process outside the gland. In this case, inflammation can cover the near-rectal tissue, lead to cracks in the anus, etc.
If you follow the indications for the appointment and follow the recommendations for implementation, then there will be benefits from such a complex procedure as massage of the prostate gland. Damage from it will be received in case of deviation from the rules. Due to the importance of the proper functioning of the gland, it is necessary to contact qualified specialists and follow their appointments in full.