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Q: Is there a connection between my recent involvement in cycling and a concurring rise in my PSA test?

A few years ago I took up cycling in a fairly serious manner. I ride six days a week normally and fairly hard. I also have had a historically enlarged prostate. Does the messaging that takes place in bike riding correlated to higher readings of PSA? After some rather high readings I had a biopsy that came back positive. The readings were not bad and I went into "watchful waiting." About 1 1/2 years later a biopsy came back clean. No cancer. My PSA still fluctuates. I know that it is recommended that you have no sex 72 hours before a test. Does the same apply to cycling? Just curious about the PSA/Cycling effect. 

 

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4/17/11 11:05pm

It would seem that you very vigorous cycling can lead to some spurious elevations of your PSA. However, given that you have previously been diagnosed with prostate cancer, we have to be cautious that this PSA is not rising as a result of disease progression. I would abstain from cycling for 3-5 days and then repeat the PSA. If the new value represents a rise, then a repeat prostate biopsy will be needed to restage your disease.

 

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10/23/09 5:56pm
There is a correlation between prostate activity and bike riding. Consider a wider seat seat or a recumbent seat Reply
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