Does proscar reduce psa
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The Proscar can reduce your PSA by 50%, so future PSA results will have to account for that reduction. Meaning you may have to double your next score for a true value.
You need to make it clear what your status was when you took the last PSA test 1.35. Had you already been on Proscar for some time?
Others have said "The increase is the key even if it is small."...
Right now you don't need to worry about that.
05/11 =1.3
11/10= 1.1
04/10= 1.1
04/09= 1.2
10/08= 1.1
01/08= 0.9
11/07= 0.8
07/07= 1.1
12/05= 0.8
01/05= 0.6
07/04= 0.7
10/02= 0.9
08/02= 0.9
05/98= 0.9
DRE -no nodules
What is likelihood this rise represents Ca, and what is next suggestion?
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I have had two bouts of acute prostatitis causing complete retention in the last 7 years, one requiring catheterization. My PSA averages around 2.0, and I take Proscar and Cardura daily. My BPH symptoms are fairly mild causing only about one or two nights a month of nocturia, reduced urine flow, and hardly ever the feeling of urgency. I do feel like I have mild prostatitis from time to time, causing incomplete emptying of the bladder, and a more reduced urine flow.
I went to a urologist...checked my psa.. 0.50, physical examination of my prostate normal..urine tests, culture and yeast urine test..normal..the urologist said to me you do not have a prostate problem but i am going to give you this drug called proscar anyway..this will cure any problem that you do have..Well it didn't....same problem after ejaulation only. This only happens 12 hours after ejaculation..otherwise i'm fine..no problems urinating, no pain.
During the last two years large biopsies were not taken (even if PSAs have ben followed and free-PSA has been between 6 and 9) but when I think the April results, I am still puzzled??Should I ask a re-evaluation of these biopsies? How likely it is that I am really 'clean' of cancer under such tumor volume conditions?
I read an article study of Japanese men with PSA between 2 and 4 which concluded "PSA-ACT is better than total PSA and equivalent to the free-to-total ratio for detecting prostate cancer in men with PSA levels of 2.0-4.0 ng/ml, and is thus useful for reducing the number of unnecessary biopsies"
to Google "Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) complexed to alpha..."
I fall within the category my PSA is 2.54 at the moment last monday. 4 years ago it was 1.5.
I DO have a SLIGHLY enlarged prostate, I DO have pre- diabetes, I do take Verapamil, and a small dose of Atenolol . I do take PROSCAR. HOWEVER NO new medications were added i nthe pats YEAR and the DECREASE in amount of semen and sensation has been during this YEAR. I dont think its the medications. I DONT smoke. I DONT drink. I have some minor kidney damage fom taking LIPITOR (muscle enzyme leaking .high CPK) nutthat wouldnt SHRINK my RIGHT teste. I have NO SWELLIN there no lumps..
I have a slightly enalrged prostate for years.nothing new. My PSA level is totally normal. Examination of prostate (physical) revelaed no alarm. Blood tests in general are normal. I have hypogonadism and use AXIRON..but the loss of sensation extends to SEXCUAL as well (almost no feeling there and DIFFICULT to ejaculate.if i do almost nothing comes out. What is going on? NO ONE suspects cancer (A pevious micitrition study in 2014 revelaed a sdcarred bladder neck..
This will help to reduce PSA naturally.The following pranayam will help to control the PSA and any cancer present in the body.You can keep checking the PSA regularly, and as you are doing something active to fight the Pca, you and others around you will feel good and let you continue with watching and waiting.Come back to report your progress, so others may benefit.
Now went for a 6 month check-up and found my psa is now 7.2. Dr now wants another psa test done to see why it is rising. Had a biopsy done 8 months ago and was normal. He said I will probably need a more intense biopsy done( 36 samples). I am kinda concerned about the whole ordeal. I am going to get blood work done in 2 weeks. What do you think is going on?
About 3 weeks ago I was experiencing some ejaculation mild pain. So I visit my Dr. he send me for labs and ultrasound. PSA levels came 1.322. But then the ultrasound reading is: Enlarge prostate with heterogeneity. Prostate measures 4.5 X 4.5 X 5.1 cm with a volume of 53.4 cc. It is heterogeneous and indents at the base of the urinary bladder. I am 47, with pulmonary valve replacement and AF. I am very depress. What can I expect?
I HAD GREEN-LIGHT SURGERY TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF MY PROSTATE A YEAR AGO. MY PSA IS NOW HIGH - ABOUT 11, I HAVE TO GO TO THE DOCTOR NEXT WEEK BUT I LIKE TO HAVE SOME MEDICAL POINT OF VUE BEFORE. WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT?.
MY PROBLEMS WITH BPH DATED BACK TO 1987 AND I HAD 2 BIOPSIES: IN 1997 AT THE HOSPITAL OF THE UCSD AND BRITISH NHS IN 1997. IN BOTH CASES THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF CANCER. THIS TIME THEY DIDN'T DO ANY BIOPSY YET.
There are issues here to discuss, there was once a herbal concoction called PC-SPES and it does lower PSA. This was because it had hormones. Problem is, hormones that produce better prostate cancer responses than the one contained in PC-SPES cannot promise the same results as radiation and surgery. PC-SPES also had another problem - it had a contaminant - which was coumadin - which can cause bleeding.
Propose that your partner try Avodart. I think it really helps with prostate enlargement. That is what the television commercials say anyhow.
Unfortunately it also can cause a large reduction in semen production.
AND women wanting to become pregnant should NEVER touch the pill as it can cause birth defects if they are exposed at all to it.
You can Google Avodart read all of this yourself from a variety of sites, including Avodart's manufacturer.
On a prescription paper,my doctor wrote BMP,CBC,VAP,PSA,and lepatic,also the numbers 272.4 and 600.9 what does it all mean?
If your PSA is normal, one option you have here is to go on Testosterone Replacement Therapy. It will improve your libido and reduce erectile dysfunction. Exercise and lifestyle are also important of course.
Dr Andrew Rynne.
http://www.doctorrynne.
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