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What Causes A Drop In The PSA Levels?
15 months ago my husband had 2.88 psa. He had a test on January 2015 and it was 6.0. 3 weeks later his psa dropped to 4.2. urologists are asking for biopsy that i'm against it. No cancer history in the family. no symptoms. What can be the reason that it dropped 4.2? Is dre normal.
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Sat, 28 Feb 2015
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Hai,
PSA level is not a gold standard test to confirm prostate cancer.
as many patients with high level PSA without prostate cancer.
So various factors like prostatitis medicine and urinary tract infection can cause a man’s PSA level to fluctuate.
as your query on variation between value among laboratories are common.
however,continues increase in PSA level likely to get prostate cancer.
Biopsy prostate is the confirmatory test to rule out prostate cancer.
Hope i answered your query
Regards
Dr.S.Senthilnathan
PSA level is not a gold standard test to confirm prostate cancer.
as many patients with high level PSA without prostate cancer.
So various factors like prostatitis medicine and urinary tract infection can cause a man’s PSA level to fluctuate.
as your query on variation between value among laboratories are common.
however,continues increase in PSA level likely to get prostate cancer.
Biopsy prostate is the confirmatory test to rule out prostate cancer.
Hope i answered your query
Regards
Dr.S.Senthilnathan
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