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Re:Ultrasound destroys 80 percent of prostate cancers in one... by Tharkun on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @02:05PM (#21765664)
Considering they're putting a rod up your urethra which will be burning you from within, and another device up your rectum, while you're in the uncomfortable confines of an MRI scanner, I suspect local might not be something most people would be comfortable with.
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Re:Ultrasound destroys 80 percent of prostate cancers in one... by thafoobar on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @05:38PM (#21767547)
Lots wouldn't be comfortable, but there's a few who'd likely be ok with it. Urethral+anal electric stimulation is a relatively known kink. There's no way to keep still in that situation though, so I'd expect anaesthesia would be necessary for that.
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