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Suggest Treatment For Enlarged Prostate

I am 62 and thinking of getting a PSA test from a Health Fair bus that is coming through town. Now I have been reading the harm that can be caused if a higher reading is detected and you end up going for more tests and possibly biopsy. I am healthy but do suffer from an enlarged prostrate
Mon, 4 May 2015
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HI

Thanks for posting your query.

Yes whatever you have heard is right. But that also makes sense . If the value is elevated then there is a risk of having Prostrate Cancer becomes high and thus requires a biopsy.

Also not all elevated levels which be tested with Biopsy. If the value is marginally elevated you will be advised to repeat the test after 6 months or 1 year.

So kindly go ahead and get the test .

Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarification feel free to ask .
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Suggest Treatment For Enlarged Prostate

HI Thanks for posting your query. Yes whatever you have heard is right. But that also makes sense . If the value is elevated then there is a risk of having Prostrate Cancer becomes high and thus requires a biopsy. Also not all elevated levels which be tested with Biopsy. If the value is marginally elevated you will be advised to repeat the test after 6 months or 1 year. So kindly go ahead and get the test . Hope this information was useful to you. Any clarification feel free to ask .