Wohaw wo ho wɔ wo prostate ho? Momma yɛnka prostate nhwehwɛmu no ho asɛm!

Ɛnnɛ yɛrebɛka asɛmti bi a mmarima pii twentwɛn wɔn nan ase kakra sɛ wɔbɛka ho asɛm, nanso ɛho hia paa. Ɛno ne prostate nhwehwɛmu no . Sɛ wote saa din yi a, ebia nnipa binom suro kakra na wɔn ho nyɛ wɔn dɛ. Nanso, sɛ wunim nea sɔhwɛ yi yɛ ankasa, nea enti a ɛho hia, ne nea ɛsɛ sɛ wonya bi a, wobɛte ase sɛ ɛnyɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ wusuro. Momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm nkɔ akyiri, ɛnte saa?

Dɛn ne prostate nhwehwɛmu?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, prostate nhwehwɛmu yɛ sɔhwɛ a wɔde hwehwɛ prostate kokoram ho sɛnkyerɛnne a edi kan wɔ mmarima mu. Prostate yɛ ntini ketewaa bi a ɛwɔ akisikuru ase wɔ mmarima mu. Ɛboa ma nsu a ɛwɔ mmadwoa mu no fã bi yɛ.

Mpɛn pii no, saa prostate nhwehwɛmu yi wɔ afã atitiriw abien:

1. PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) mogya mu nhwehwɛmu: Eyi kyerɛ protein bi a wɔfrɛ no `PSA` dodow a ɛwɔ wo mogya mu.

2. Digital Rectal Exam ( DRE ): Wɔ eyi mu no, oduruyɛfo no de nsateaa a wɔde nsateaa ahyɛ mu (digit) hyɛ wo rectum mu na ɔte prostate gland no nsusuwii ne ne soro nka. Eyi betumi aboa ma wɔahu sɛ ebia akuru anaa akisikuru bi a ɛyɛ soronko wɔ hɔ anaa.

Saa nhwehwɛmu ahorow yi mu biara ntumi nka tẽẽ sɛ, "Yiw, wowɔ kokoram." Wobu eyinom sɛ nhwehwɛmu a wɔde hwehwɛ nipadua mu , na ɛnyɛ nhwehwɛmu a wɔde hu yare.

Henanom na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔma wɔyɛ sɔhwɛ yi na bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ?

Sɛnea Amerika Kokoram Fekuw kyerɛ no, ɛyɛ adwene pa sɛ mmarima bɛyɛ wɔn prostate nhwehwɛmu a edi kan bere a wɔadi mfe 50 no.

Nanso, mfe a obi adi yi nyɛ pɛ mma obiara. Ɛsɛ sɛ nnipa binom susuw eyi ho ansa na:

• Sɛ obi a ɔwɔ w’abusua mu (te sɛ wo papa anaa wo nuabarima) anya prostate cancer a, nyansa wom sɛ wobɛma wɔayɛ nhwehwɛmu yi bere a woadi mfe 45 no.
• Afei nso, wɔahu sɛ abibifo mmarima betumi anya prostate kokoram , enti nnuruyɛfo taa kamfo kyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ wɔn nhwehwɛmu a edi kan bɛyɛ mfe 45.

Wo ne w’abusua oduruyɛfo nka eyi ho asɛm.Ɛyɛ papa sɛ wo ne wɔn bɛkasa na woasi bere a ɛfata wo yiye ho gyinae.

Mma prostate nhwehwɛmu ne colonoscopy nfrafra!

Ebia nnipa binom besusuw sɛ prostate nhwehwɛmu ne colonoscopy yɛ ade koro efisɛ abien no nyinaa fa akyi berɛmo ho. Nanso, sɔhwɛ abien yi yɛ soronko koraa ankasa.

Susuw ho hwɛ, prostate nhwehwɛmu (titiriw `DRE`) fa oduruyɛfo no de ne nsateaa de ne nsateaa bɔ prostate no ho. Nanso, `colonoscopy` hwehwɛ sɛ wɔde afiri a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a mfoninitwa afiri ahyɛ mu fa akyi berɛmo no mu de hwehwɛ akyi berɛmo no afasu mu. Wɔnhwehwɛ prostate no mu bere a wɔreyɛ `colonoscopy`, gye sɛ oduruyɛfo no yɛ `DRE` a ɛyɛ soronko.

Ade foforo nso ne sɛ, mpɛn pii no, prostate nhwehwɛmu yɛ biribi a wobetumi ayɛ wɔ oduruyɛfo adwumayɛbea wɔ simma kakraa bi mu. Nanso colonoscopy yɛ sɔhwɛ a wɔyɛ wɔ ayaresabea bi a wɔhwɛ ayarefo a wɔda abɔnten na ɛhwehwɛ sɛ wɔde aduru a ɛma obi dwensɔ (IV - Intravenous sedation). So wote nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ mu no ase?

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wobetumi asiesie wɔn ho ama sɔhwɛ yi?

Nokwarem no, prostate nhwehwɛmu nhia ahosiesie pii. Nanso, ɛho hia sɛ wuhu nea edidi so yi ansa na woakɔ wo duruyɛfo nkyɛn:

• Sɛ wowɔ akisikuru a .
• Sɛ wowɔ tebea horow te sɛ anal fissures a .
• Sɛ wowɔ anal nusu a .

Esiane sɛ DRE nhwehwɛmu no betumi ayɛ den kakra wɔ tebea horow yi mu nti, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wubedi kan abɔ oduruyɛfo no amanneɛ.

Ade foforo nso ne sɛ, ɛtɔ mmere bi a wo duruyɛfo betumi aka akyerɛ wo sɛ kwati nna mu nna nnɔnhwerew 48 ansa na wɔayɛ nhwehwɛmu no. Eyi te saa efisɛ PSA dodow betumi akɔ soro bere tiaa bi wɔ ɔbarima ne ɔbea nna akyi, na ebetumi aka nea efi nhwehwɛmu no mu ba no.

So ɛsɛ sɛ mehohoro me ho ansa na wɔayɛ sɔhwɛ no? (Asɛmmisa a nnipa pii wɔ!)

Dabi, ɛho nhia sɛ wosakra tiafi a wotaa de di dwuma no. Sɛ wote nka sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wutu wo ho ansa na woayɛ nhwehwɛmu a, ɔhaw biara nni saa a wobɛyɛ no mu. Nanso, sɛ wonte nka sɛ ɛho hia a, mma ɛnhaw wo. Prostate nhwehwɛmu no remma wonte nka sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wobɔ wo ho ban.

Ebia nnipa binom ani wu bɛte nka sɛ sɛ wohyia nsu a ɛwɔ wɔn mu bere a wɔreyɛ nhwehwɛmu no a, ɛbɛba. Nha wo ho. Wɔatete nnuruyɛfo ma wɔayɛ nhwehwɛmu yi, na wɔbɛyɛ nea wobetumi biara ama wo ho atɔ wo.

Dɛn na ɛba bere a wɔreyɛ sɔhwɛ no?

Sɛnea yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm no, nhwehwɛmu atitiriw abien wɔ hɔ a nnuruyɛfo de hu prostate kokoram: PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) mogya mu nhwehwɛmu ne dijitaal rectal examination (DRE). Nhwehwɛmu ada no adi sɛ PSA mogya mu nhwehwɛmu no tu mpɔn kɛse wɔ prostate kokoram a wohu mu.Nanso, nnipa binom a wɔwɔ PSA dodow a ɛfata betumi anya kokoram a DRE ahu. Enti, nnuruyɛfo pii kamfo kyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu abien no nyinaa.

PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) mogya mu nhwehwɛmu

Ɛyɛ mmerɛw yiye. Oduruyɛfo no gye mogya bi fi wo nsa mu de kɔ aduruyɛdan bi mu, na wɔsusuw protein bi a wɔfrɛ no PSA dodow a ɛwɔ wo mogya mu no.

Cutoff score pɔtee biara nni hɔ a ɛkyerɛ sɛ sɛ PSA bo no boro eyi so a, kokoram wɔ hɔ, na sɛ ɛba fam sen eyi a, kokoram biara nni hɔ. Wɔde nea efi mu ba yi di dwuma de boa ma wosi gyinae sɛ ebia sɔhwɛ foforo ho hia anaa.

Sɛ wo PSA dodow dɔɔso a, ebia wo duruyɛfo bɛkamfo akyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ prostate biopsy, MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan, anaa nhwehwɛmu afoforo a wɔyɛ wɔ aduruyɛdan mu mfa nhwɛ sɛ prostate kokoram anaa .

Digitals akyi berɛmo mu nhwehwɛmu (DRE) .

Bere a woreyɛ DRE no, wo duruyɛfo de nsateaa a wɔde nsateaa ahyɛ mu a wɔde srade ahyɛ wo menewam no mu. Eyi ma oduruyɛfo no te prostate gland no nka na ɔhwɛ sɛ ebia akisikuru, ɔfe, anaa biribiara a ɛnteɛ wɔ ntini no akyi (baabi a kokoram pii fi ase) no mu. Eyi gye sikani kakraa bi.

So sɔhwɛ yi yɛ yaw?

Ɛwom sɛ ebia DRE sɔhwɛ no bɛte nka sɛ ɛnyɛ dɛ kakra ama nnipa binom de, nanso mpɛn pii no ɛnyɛ yaw. Afei nso egye sikani kakraa bi pɛ na wɔawie.

Sɛ wowɔ tebea horow te sɛ akisikuru anaa akyi berɛmo mu mpaapaemu a, di kan ka ho asɛm kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo. Saa kwan no so no, obetumi aboa ma sɔhwɛ no ayɛ mmerɛw sɛnea obetumi biara. Mma ɛnhaw wo, nnuruyɛfo ani gye eyi ho yiye.

Dɛn na nea efii PSA sɔhwɛ no mu bae no kyerɛ?

Sɛ wo PSA nhwehwɛmu no aba wie a, wo duruyɛfoɔ bɛfrɛ wo akyerɛkyerɛ mu na waka akyerɛ wo sɛ ebia nhwehwɛmu foforɔ ho hia anaa.

Ɛnyɛ bere nyinaa na PSA dodow yɛ pɛ. PSA dodow nso betumi asesa esiane nneɛma bi a ɛne prostate kokoram nni abusuabɔ nti. Sɛ nhwɛso no, nneɛma te sɛ ɔbarima ne ɔbea nna a wɔtow, nnuru bi, anaasɛ prostate a wɔma ɛyɛ kɛse ara kwa betumi ama PSA dodow akɔ soro anaasɛ akɔ fam.

Enti, sɛ wo PSA dodow no kɔ soro kakra (ɔhye so) a, ebia wo duruyɛfo bɛkamfo akyerɛ sɛ wosan nyɛ PSA nhwehwɛmu bio wɔ bɛyɛ asram asia mu.

Sɛ PSA dodow kɔ soro a, dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ?

Sɛ wo PSA dodow kɔ soro kɛse a, ɛda adi sɛ wo duruyɛfo de wo bɛkɔ oduruyɛfo a ɔhwɛ ntini mu yare nkyɛn ma wakɔyɛ nhwehwɛmu foforo na wayɛ nhwehwɛmu. Ɛha na wɔbɛkyerɛ anammɔn a edi hɔ a wɔbɛyɛ.

Bere tenten ahe na egye ansa na wɔahu nea efi mu ba?

Mpɛn pii no, egye bɛyɛ da koro ansa na wɔanya nea efi PSA mogya mu nhwehwɛmu mu ba.

Sɛ wɔyɛ `DRE` sɔhwɛ a, oduruyɛfo no bɛka nea ebefi mu aba no akyerɛ wo ntɛm ara.Esiane sɛ ɛyɛ sɔhwɛ a wɔde nsa ka nti, wobetumi asusuw tebea no ho ntɛm ara.

Mmere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn?

Ɛho hia paa sɛ wo nso wohwɛ nneɛma yi so:

• Sɛ woadi boro mfe 50 na woannyɛ wo prostate nhwehwɛmu a edi kan a, kɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn ntɛm ara na yɛ nhyehyɛe.
• Sɛ wowɔ kuw a asiane kɛse wom mu (i.e., abibifo anaasɛ wowɔ abusua abakɔsɛm a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wowɔ prostate kokoram) a, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛyɛ nhwehwɛmu yi bere a woadi mfe 45.
• Bio nso, sɛ wunya sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a ɛkyerɛ sɛ nsu a ɛkɔ wo mu no asiw ( sɛ nhwɛso no, ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛtow wo ho, wotaa tow wo ho, wo akisikuru no mu mpan koraa) a, ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn nso ntɛm ara. Ebia eyinom fi prostate a ayɛ kɛse, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) , anaasɛ nsu mu yare (UTI) .

Nea ɛho hia: Mpɛn pii no, prostate kokoram nkyerɛ sɛnkyerɛnne biara kosi sɛ ɛbɛkɔ so ayɛ kɛse. Ɛno nti na ɛho hia sɛ wɔyɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ mfe a ɛfata mu, sen sɛ wobɛtwɛn ma yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ada adi no.

Ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ nnipa pii bɛbɔ hu kakra wɔ wɔn prostate nhwehwɛmu a edi kan no ho. Nanso, dodow a wunim ɔkwan a wɔfa so yɛ no ho asɛm no, dodow no ara na wo ho nyɛ wo hyew. Wo ne wo duruyɛfo nkasa pefee mfa nhwehwɛmu a wobetumi apaw yi ho. Prostate nhwehwɛmu ne anammɔn a edi kan a wɔde hu prostate kokoram ntɛm - na ntɛm a wobehu no ne ade titiriw a eye sen biara a ɛbɛma wɔatumi ayɛ ayaresa!

Ade a ɛho hia sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ wokae (Take-Home Message) .

Enti, efi nea yɛaka ho asɛm nnɛ no mu no, anka ɛsɛ sɛ wote nea prostate nhwehwɛmu yɛ ne nea ɛho hia ase.

• Nsuro: eyi yɛ aduruyɛ mu nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ no daa.
• Ma wohu ntɛm: Gyina mfe a woadi ne asiane ahorow a ɛwɔ mu so yɛ nhwehwɛmu.
• Wo ne wo duruyɛfo nkasa: Wo ne wo duruyɛfo nkasa fa nsɛmmisa anaa nsɛm biara a ɛhaw wo ho.
• Sɛ wohu no ntɛm a, egye nkwa: Sɛ wohu prostate kokoram ntɛm a, hokwan a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wɔbɛsa no yiye no yɛ kɛse koraa.

Enti, nnyɛ ɔkwasea wɔ eyi ho. Hwɛ w'ankasa akwahosan so . Yɛwɔ anidaso sɛ saa nsɛm yi so baa mfaso maa wo!

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