Monday, February 13, 2012

Low PSA: Can Your PSA Level Be Too Low?

Dear Dr. Motola, If a person has a low PSA can you attribute this to any particular factor or factors? In other words are there any medical reasons for a low PSA? A friend told me that there has to be mitigating factors for this low score.     A low PSA is usually desirable as it will...
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Anonymous
9/19/08 11:34am

I had a PSA of 1.9 for several years and fortunately had a rectal exam several months ago and found to have Gleason 7 cancer. Had a prostatectomy about a month ago. I am scheduled to have a PSA now and am hopeful it will be 0 but my main concern is that if it didn't reflect prostate CA then, will the PSA reflect metastases? Are there other more specific tests available?

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Big Bob
9/23/09 11:05pm

An endocrine specialist saw me today after 3 yrs of PSA levels of 1. She is testing for low hormone levels as I have symptoms of testosterone deficiency. She also found a goiter. I am a 61 year old male.

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