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Why Hard Stool Affect Psa Result

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Dr. Albana Sejdini MD

My husband, age 70 has just been told he has blood in his stool and one side of his prostate is a little harder than the other. His PSA number is 5.something and has been rising in the last 10 years. He ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

My total PSA result was a 3 but my Free PSA result was 6%. Is the Free PSA result valid/relevant with a total PSA below 4? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. P. T. Patil MD

I'm a 72 year old male 5'10" and 190lbs in weight. I've had PSA test over the past 10 years or so ans these are the results: PSA 10.8 03/15/2016 PSA 11.3 12/08/2015 PSA 8.8 05/28/2015 PSA... View answer

Answered by : Dr. P. T. Patil ( Urologist)
Dr. Grzegorz Stanko MD

good blood results, normal urinalysis , and psa level of 1.7. Have been on Avodart , .5 mg, for several years with 1.4 psa test results. My bowel movements have been good, but more frequent than normal ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)
Dr. P. T. Patil MD

I have a question about PSA levels. I am 64 years old and have a very enlarged prostate (approx 126ml) and have had some symptoms including hematuria . In July 2017 my PSA was 4.2 and free percent PSA ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. P. T. Patil ( Urologist)

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Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash MD

My husband is 67 yrs old and has no trouble going to the bathroom -no blood in urine / stool - frequency is normal and without discomfort or pain. His PSA level is currently 5.4 and we ve been monitoring ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash ( Ophthalmologist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

out why the PSA is fluctuating however still quite high? ...had a biopsy nov. 2 2016 and negative for prostate cancer. PSA 4.6 had a cystoscopy july. 2017 PSA ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Pranav Balakrishnan MD

painful bowel movements. stool sometime very LARGE, pluges up the toilet. My eating habets are very ... every day, psa 4ish, enlarged prostrate}. Today I am starting a workout program, walking, bowfles ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pranav Balakrishnan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal MD

My husband s Total PSA (ug /L)(0.0-6.5 Free PSA Free /total PSA Ratio (%) 159 (measured) ( ug/L) Can you explain this to me please ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. M Agarwal MD

PSA FREE 0.976 ng/ml Total PSA 6.04 H 0.18-3.89 ng/ml FPSA/TPSA RATIO 0.160 Ratio The above PSA result, does it indicate any serious problem? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. M Agarwal ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)