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Is The PSA Result Worrisome?
i am 74 years old male. for the last one month i had ocassional back pain.i do not smoke.not a regular drinker.1-2 pegs once or twice a week.mostly vegetarian.general health good.diabetic under controll on medication when i did a blood test for PSA the reading shows. total prostrate specxific antigen-PSA.observed value.8.08 what should i do. should i be worried.
Tue, 16 Dec 2014
Thanks for your question on HCM.
Normal PSA level is less than 4.
So you are having higher levels.
In old age (more than 60 years) causes for higher PSA level are
1. Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
2. Prostatic cancer
3. Prostate infection.
So better to consult urosurgeon and get done clinical examination and transrectal ultrasound. If needed transrectal biopsy of prostate is also needed.
Normal PSA level is less than 4.
So you are having higher levels.
In old age (more than 60 years) causes for higher PSA level are
1. Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
2. Prostatic cancer
3. Prostate infection.
So better to consult urosurgeon and get done clinical examination and transrectal ultrasound. If needed transrectal biopsy of prostate is also needed.
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