prostate biopsy

I have been combing the forums regarding PSA test, TRT, biopsy, non-invasive diagnostics and related. I am 70yo, and take 40mg Test Cyp twice weekly. I have ben on TRT for almost 2 years. I do have ED issues but that predates TRT use by several years and was not the reason for starting TRT in...

I started TRT (200mg/week) on 8-1-2016 and PSA was 1.2. On 8-10-18 PSA was 3.6 On 4-8-19 PSA was 5.3 My doctor gave me a urine test for protein and sent me to a Urologist. Urologist did a DRE and found no lesions, masses, cysts etc. of course prostate was enlarged. Urologist prescribed...

This video focuses on the potential advantages of transperineal mapping biopsies in targeting focal treatments, but also includes comprehensive useful info about most biopsy options, including positives and negatives for TRUS, MRI, Fusion, etc.

As noted in other posts, my PSA leaped dramatically in a little over a year, 1.00 to 2.99. Though still below the magic number of 4.00, the velocity puzzled me and alarmed my doctors. My urologist in Toronto was using words and phrases like “biopsy,” and “suspending your TRT protocol for a...

A “puzzling” velocity rise in my PSA over the last 15 months prompted my urologist to utter the word, “biopsy.” I responded, “SelectMDX,” the reasonably new, non-invasive urine test that tracks two bio-markers and can rule out prostrate cancer with an extremely high degree of certainty. We...

"I'll never forget that phone call in December 2010. The doctor's name flashed on caller ID. I knew the verdict was in on my prostate biopsy. I held my breath as the urologist told me I had cancer. I had done some homework but nothing prepared me for that call on a Friday evening. There's no way...