Dear Dr. Motola:
What is the normal PSA for a 69 year-old man? At what level does the PSA become troubling or warrant further tests?
PSA cut off levels have been debated for many years. Traditionally the cut off for a normal PSA has been 4, however more recently age-...
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Thank you for your clear concise explanation of the PSA. I wish I had read this article several years ago. My husbands PSA started at 8 and continued to rise. Three separted biopies, and a PSA of 28 before the cancer was detected. We were told it was probably an infection that was causing the rise, and the PSA dropped a few points on antibiotics only to rise again within 6 months. I hope more men take their PSA reports seriously