Your doctor will ask about your medical history and give you a physical exam. Then they will perform a digital rectal examination. This lets the doctor to estimate the size of the prostate and find any hard areas that could be cancer.
You might also get these tests:
A urine test called a urinalysis
A seven-question survey to check the severity of your symptoms
A flow test to measure how slow your urinary stream is
A test to see how much urine is left in the bladder after urination