Prostate-specific antigen; Prostatecancer screening test
No certain PSA level that is called normal or abnormal. No PSA level means you do or do not have prostate cancer. Remember that the PSA test cannot diagnose cancer. Only a biopsy can diagnose cancer. Always discuss PSA test results with your doctor
Your doctor will look at your PSA results and must consider your age, your race, medicines you are taking, and a number of other factors to decide whether your PSA...
Read moreA series of studies were recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine that question the efficacy of widespread PSA testing for... Read more »
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... Read more »
Dear Dr. Motola, Can sexual activity just before a PSA blood test make PSA results jump from 2 to 12? PSA testing immediately... Read more »
Dear Dr. Greenstein: My friend ,who is in his early 50s, just got the results of his annual PSA test - it was between 4-5. The... Read more »
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? ... Read more »
Is My PSA Level Normal? The absolute value of PSA has been the long-term standard of care to determine whether one’s PSA elevation is... Read more »
Several statistical terms are important to understand when trying to make sense of who should have their PSA tested or their prostate biopsied. The... Read more »
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
When To Call A Professional Call your doctor if blood continues to ooze from the needle puncture site, or if the site becomes red, swollen or... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Prostate-specific antigen; Prostatecancer screening testWhat the risks areVeins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
PSA stands for prostate-specific antigen. It is a protein produced by prostate cells.This article discusses the blood test to measure the amount of... Read more »