Here s the reality of the situation.
Alarming psa level.
Even the tumors detected through this system are almost always slow growing cancers that would never harm you.
The prostate specific antigen psa test is a blood test that measures levels of a protein the prostate gland produces.
Psa tests are notoriously unreliable no matter how they re used.
A measurement of 4 ng ml is.
A psa test is a test that measures the levels of the protein in the blood.
A psa level that s considered normal can vary depending on a few factors.
When i was diagnosed my psa was 59 and i did not have any symptoms.
High levels rising levels and even normal levels are all meaningless.
For most men pca has to be pretty far advanced to be symptomatic and would usually see much higher psa than you have.
Even without any prostate problems your psa level can go up gradually as you age.
They re like the lottery numbers in a fortune cookie.
At age 40 a psa of 2 5 is the normal limit says john milner md a urologist in the chicago area.
Because psa levels tend to rise as men get older a number that s considered elevated for a 45 year old might be considered normal for a 70 year old.
While in some cases a high psa score can point to the development of.
Also race can play a part in determining whether a test result should be considered alarming.