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Age-related reference ranges are used by 54%, free PSA by 57%. 22% use PSA density, 55% PSA velocity. Overall 61% require a written consent, with 85, 86 and 25% in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. 96% of the urologists prescribe a quinolone antibiotic with a wide range regarding the start and end of drug therapy. 77% offer some kind of anaesthesia. Periprostatic injection of a local anaesthetic drug is used by 36%, lidocaine gel by 27%. 91% perform the biopsies transrectally under ultrasound guidance. Digitally guided biopsies are used by 11%. Only 3 participants perform perineal biopsies. The mean number of cores per biopsy session is 9.2, the maximum number of cores is 15.3 as a mean. Participants will stop performing any further biopsies if the patient already had a mean of 3.5 biopsy sessions. <i>Conclusions:<\/i> The majority of urologists in Central Europe prescribe a quinolone antibiotic and recommend some type of analgesia. 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