Had biopsy in 3/2001 psa @ 7.2: had biopse in 1/2003 psa @ 7.2, had biopse 10/2007 psa @ 9.8. All were negative, nothing found. What else may couse my psa to be 15 now? Are other medications or spray chemicals etc. a cause for high psa? Thank you, Ed
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Q: What causes a high PSA other than prostate cancer? PSA of 15, but 3 biopsies have come back clean
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5/ 1/09 2:44pm
The most significant cause of an elevated PSA is prostate cancer. However, any condition that causes changes within the prostate can result in PSA elevations. Some of these include pre-cancerous changes of the prostate (Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia), prostate infections, inflammatory conditions of the prostate, prostatic stones and enlargement of the prostate (BPH).
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