Alarming Psa Level

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Alarming psa level.

Psa tests are notoriously unreliable no matter how they re used. Also race can play a part in determining whether a test result should be considered alarming. The prostate specific antigen psa test is a blood test that measures levels of a protein the prostate gland produces. To your original question as to when increasing psa is.

A measurement of 4 ng ml is. High levels rising levels and even normal levels are all meaningless. A psa level that s considered normal can vary depending on a few factors. Here s the reality of the situation.

While in some cases a high psa score can point to the development of. At that psa level it is unlikely that you would have any physical symptoms from pca if you have it. At age 40 a psa of 2 5 is the normal limit says john milner md a urologist in the chicago area. For most men pca has to be pretty far advanced to be symptomatic and would usually see much higher psa than you have.

When i was diagnosed my psa was 59 and i did not have any symptoms. Because psa levels tend to rise as men get older a number that s considered elevated for a 45 year old might be considered normal for a 70 year old. Even the tumors detected through this system are almost always slow growing cancers that would never harm you.