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What does a 7 PSA test result mean?
prostrate
What if your psa test result is 92.4?
It means that you pass because your on 90% (per cent).
Normal PSA Levels?
In men over 40 years of age, is common for doctors performing blood tests on their patients to examine Prostatic Specific Antigen (PSA) levels. PSA is a protein produced by the male prostate gland. If the PSA level is above certain levels, or has shown to be getting progressively higher over a number of tests conducted over a period of time, it serves as a warning sign of either prostate cancer or other noncancerous prostatic diseases. A normal PSA level does not completely rule out the possibility of prostate cancer. Many doctors are of the opinion that any male who lives long enough will eventually develop prostate cancer, but that it may not necessarily be the cause of death. Given the somewhat vague nature of the results supplied by PSA testing, it is also necessary to consider adding a colonoscopy to the equation along with occasional digital prostate exams. The PSA test, however, is a popular diagnostic tool, since it is noninvasive in nature. Knowing normal PSA levels will assist a personal care physician in determining a patient's prostate cancer risk when other factors, such as family history are included. A PSA level of below four ng/ml (nanogram/milliliter) is often used as the basis to eliminate concern about the risk of prostate cancer, even though this level does not completely eliminate the possibility. A PSA level below four combined with a digital examination that indicates normal prostate size means that there is only a 15% chance of prostate cancer being present. This increases to 25% for PSA levels between four and 10. Anything above 10 represents an increase to 67%. Some experts in the area of PSA levels promote using lower numbers, less than 2.5 or 3.0 ng/ml to represent normal values. This is particularly applicable to younger patients who have not experienced the normal prostate gland the enlargement that accompanies advancing age. Equally important to the PSA number is the trend of that number. Is it going up, how quickly, over what period of time? These are questions doctors will consider on a patient by patient basis?
What are normal PSA levels?
A PSA level of 10 is a little high but it is still within a healthy range. A healthly PSA range is between 4 and 10. Anything lower or higher could be a problem.
What if your psa is 3.4?
PSA is a bit of a confusing marker, when trying to measure what its number means. A 3.4 marker level is a bit higher than what most physicians deem "normal". However, in order to determine whether your PSA is rising, which is the concerning factor, you need to first determine where it is rising from.
What does a 7 PSA test result mean?
prostrate
Can palpating the prostate increase PSA blood test after the digital exam?
YES
What if your psa test result is 92.4?
It means that you pass because your on 90% (per cent).
Can cialis increase your PSA number?
Not in and of itself. However, if, due to taking Cialis, you engage in sex or masturbation within 48 hours of a PSA test, the number will be elevated.
What kind of blood test show psa levels?
it is the PSA blood test that tests the blood for the level of PSA
Psa blood test?
no! No! Do not go to the psa blood test! It is very high! Do not go there! Im warning you!
What blood test shows PSA?
The PSA (prostate specific antigen) test does this. PSA screening tests are for those with family history or suspected as having the potential for the disease, whereas the PSA diagnostic test is for monitoring those with prostate cancer.
How much does a PSA test cost?
A PSA test will cost as much as $500 for those that do not have insurance. This is a test that has to do with prostate cancer in men.
After psa reading of 36 and radiotherapy two years ago when reading went down to 1.5 recent mri scan found no cancer but psa raised to 5.2 then next psa test rose to 8.9 three months later why?
The PSA is not an absolute measure. You can have a high PSA reading for a number of reasons. Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) can increase the PSA reading very considerably, well above 30 on occasions. If that is suspected then a course of anti-biotics for about 10 days followed by another PSA test about 2 weeks to a month later would confirm if it was caused by an infection. A number of other things can cause the reading to increase. Ejaculation in the 7 days preceding the test can also raise the reading.
Full form of PSA blood test?
The full form of the PSA blood test is Prostate-Specific Antigen.
Where would someone go to take a PSA blood test?
THe best place someone can go to get a PSA blood test is as their physician. In order to get a PSA blood test, the physician would typically recommend it based on certain symptoms.
What is the psa test and who needs to take it?
The PSA test, is a test to check the prostate-specific antigen. This test is used as an early screening test to detect prostate cancer in men. All men over the age of 50 years old should have a PSA screening test yearly.
