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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Can Sexual Activity Lead To Elevated PSA Levels?

Hi there Dr. Rynne. I am a 47-year-old male who was recently diagnosed with a mildly elevated PSA level. I went to the doctor, he ordered a PSA blood test, and it showed mild elevation. He put me on Cipro for about a month and the results were slight improvement. But he still is referring me to a urologist. But here s the thing - I hadn t clarified this for my doctor and he sounds more like an encyclopedia than a friend - I m single and don t have sex, but I do masturbate frequently (about 1x a day or 1x every other day) which from my research also can raise PSA levels. I m pretty sure that when I took my blood tests, as frequently as I masturbate, I probably did it the same day or a day away from the blood test, and this has been for quite some time. I m just wondering if my PSA was elevated by my own sexual activity and not by infection or other. By the way, I masturbated throughout my Cipro regimen as well, so wondering if it was partly the culprit to why my PSA level showed only slight improvement.
Thu, 27 Aug 2015
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Welcome to healthcaremagic.com. Sorry about the confusion. I would advise that you continue to see the urologist, I am not sure what other tests that were taken to diagnose you with prostatitis. Please note even if masturbation could've caused a slight elevation, the elevation that has caused a urological consultation is way above any marginal error. Your prostate level may not be showing an improvement despite Cipro because it may not be elevated due to an infection. I hope this helps and best of luck and thank you for your question.
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Can Sexual Activity Lead To Elevated PSA Levels?

Welcome to healthcaremagic.com. Sorry about the confusion. I would advise that you continue to see the urologist, I am not sure what other tests that were taken to diagnose you with prostatitis. Please note even if masturbation could ve caused a slight elevation, the elevation that has caused a urological consultation is way above any marginal error. Your prostate level may not be showing an improvement despite Cipro because it may not be elevated due to an infection. I hope this helps and best of luck and thank you for your question.