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Jay Motola

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posted 03/27/2009, comment (1)

Have the Rules for PSA Testing Changed?

A series of studies were recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine that question the efficacy of widespread PSA testing for the early detection of prostate cancer. One study, The European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC Trial), involved 182,000 men in Europe. An American study from the Prostate, Lung... Read more Chevron

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Dan

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posted 03/19/2009, comments (2)

PSA Screening May Not Decrease Prostate Cancer Deaths

Many news outlets including The New York Times and Washington Post are reporting on the results of two new studies that show PSA testing may be doing little to save lives. In fact, the evidence suggests that although prostate cancer screening with PSA tests may catch more cases in the early stages, this only leads to invasive, unnecessary... Read more Chevron

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freerider

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posted 03/16/2009, comments (0)

Rebiopsy when the PSA is going down amd HI-PIN in first biopsy?

I am 59 and have had ups and downs with my PSA over the past few years and also had a 12 core biopsy in Dec 08, which came up negative except HI-PIN was found in 2 cores. PSA history since 2000 is as follows: 2.5 2000; 2.6 2002; 4.5 2007; 6.1 5/2008; 29.23 11/08; 15.1 12/08; 9.0 3/09. I am back in single digits and feel great... still... Read more Chevron

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Tom Riemer

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posted 03/03/2009, comments (0)

Harvesting Sperm

I am about to have a prostectomy (rebore). Is it possible to have sperm harvested for insemination?

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Keify

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posted 02/23/2009, comments (4)

Penis pain - prostatitis?

Penis pain! (But not STD) I visited my GP 2 months ago to check out a small dark red nodule on the tip of my glans penis in view of a recent ache in that region. I was supposedly referred to a dermitologist who diagnosed a slightly raised vein and immediately performed 'minor surgery' on me to remove it. Ever since I have been in more or less... Read more Chevron

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