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PSA TEST RESULTS
I have a question regarding PSA values. I am almost 61 years old male living in Canada. I have regular PSA screening test done since I was 47 and mostly my values have been around .4 to .59. In 2018 the value was .5 and then in 2021 it was .99 (<3.5) at the age of 58. In between 2018-2021 I could not get it done due to COVID. Do you think a change of .5 to .99 ( still <1.0) in 3 years is a significant change? I am due for another test in a couple of weeks. My brother (68 yrs old) went for biopsy today for a suspected lesion in the prostate. There is no other family history. His findings kind of freaked me out. I am wondering why my family doctor did not test my PSA in last 3 years. Hopefully it has not gone up. What are your thoughts?
Your range is still below the normal range for men your age.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/prostate-cancer/prostate-cancer-age-specific-screening-guidelines
Since you have a gap in testing, it's hard to say that anything is alarming, but ordinarily, a rise of .35 in a single year would lead to further testing.
Depending on what your next tests show, and what your brother's tests show, your doctor might want to do screenings more often, at least yearly.
Good luck, and I hope your brother's tests are favorable.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/prostate-cancer/prostate-cancer-age-specific-screening-guidelines
Since you have a gap in testing, it's hard to say that anything is alarming, but ordinarily, a rise of .35 in a single year would lead to further testing.
Depending on what your next tests show, and what your brother's tests show, your doctor might want to do screenings more often, at least yearly.
Good luck, and I hope your brother's tests are favorable.
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Thank you for your comment. I got my new test results. PSA is 0.43. The previous value of 0.99 may have been a bit high temporarily due to some reason.
I'm happy to hear it's back down and it's all good. :)
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