Alarming Psa Level

A psa level that s considered normal can vary depending on a few factors.

Alarming psa level.

The prostate specific antigen psa test is a blood test that measures levels of a protein the prostate gland produces. High levels rising levels and even normal levels are all meaningless. Because psa levels tend to rise as men get older a number that s considered elevated for a 45 year old might be considered normal for a 70 year old. A psa test is a test that measures the levels of the protein in the blood.

The results are typically given in nanograms of psa per milliliter of blood ng ml. When i was diagnosed my psa was 59 and i did not have any symptoms. Here s the reality of the situation. To your original question as to when increasing psa is.

Even without any prostate problems your psa level can go up gradually as you age. At that psa level it is unlikely that you would have any physical symptoms from pca if you have it. Also race can play a part in determining whether a test result should be considered alarming. Psa tests are notoriously unreliable no matter how they re used.

For most men pca has to be pretty far advanced to be symptomatic and would usually see much higher psa than you have. At age 40 a psa of 2 5 is the normal limit says john milner md a urologist in the chicago area. They re like the lottery numbers in a fortune cookie.