0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
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.
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 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).
What does a 3.5 psa in a 47 year old mean?
If by PSA you're referring to prostate-specific antigen, a level of 3.5 would be considered within the normal range.
What kind of blood test show psa levels?
it is the PSA blood test that tests the blood for the level of PSA
When was PSA Sportsman of the Year created?
PSA Sportsman of the Year was created in 1980.
Is a psa reading of 0.14 good?
is a psa of 0.14 good after radiation and on hormone therapy?
How does a person know if a PSA offers useful information?
The PSA test is a test to diagnose prostate cancer in men. It measures the blood level of PSA, a protein that is produced by the prostate gland. If the PSA level is high, the person is more likely to have prostate cancer.
A blood test showed a very high psa level?
very high level of psa(prostate specific antigen) in the blood is cause of prostate cancer.
What is considered a high PSA level?
PSA is a measure of how high your risk of prostate cancer is. A PSA of ten or above can be considered a high PSA, however this depends on the age of the patient. You can learn more about treatment for prostate cancer if you have a high PSA at the related link below.
When one person have high level blood test PSA where is the possibility of prostate cancer is?
The PSA level is an indicator that something may be wrong with the prostate gland. It does not mean that a person will get cancer.
Is 0.4 a good psa reading?
psa0.4 is that good
How is your p s a read?
The PSA is obtained by drawing a blood sample and analyzing it to determine the Prostate Specific Antigen level in the blood. There is more than one method to analyze the PSA level. To properly track PSA stability and changes, the same analysis method should be used each time. The PSA level is not altered by diet but it can be affected by infecdtion or sexual activity before the blood draw.
Can catherisation cause high psa readings?
No, as the PSA level is a reading of prostate specific antigen in the blood, as a result of a health issue with the prostate.
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.
