Elevated PSA

[Whatzup]

Should I be worried prior to trt I had psa total below 1 and now the psa total is 4.6 and free 0.4 and free % 9.
Cypionate 70mg weekly.
I'm freaking out because of the low free percentage.

 

[Vince]

Should I be worried prior to trt I had psa total below 1 and now the psa total is 4.6 and free 0.4 and free % 9.
Cypionate 70mg weekly.
I'm freaking out because of the low free percentage.

Thread 'Just had the biggest scare of my life (PSA = 10.6)!! Need some advice.'

Feb 25, 2022

In 6 months my total PSA went from 1.4 ng/dL to 10.6 ng/dL!

This freaked me out like crazy, especially since my dad passed away two years ago from prostate cancer and that was literally the exact way he found out that he had prostate cancer.

I am in my 30s. So a jump that high in just 6 months is very scary!!!

I immediately went and did another PSA test upon seeing these results, this time free+total just to get a more comprehensive picture, and the total was 7.4 ng/dL and free was 7.0 ng/dL!

So it did go down for whatever reason.

I set an appointment with...

• Pacman
• elevated psa prostatitis psa
• Replies: 15
• Forum: Prostate Related Issues

 

[Whatzup]

Thread 'Just had the biggest scare of my life (PSA = 10.6)!! Need some advice.'

Feb 25, 2022

In 6 months my total PSA went from 1.4 ng/dL to 10.6 ng/dL!

This freaked me out like crazy, especially since my dad passed away two years ago from prostate cancer and that was literally the exact way he found out that he had prostate cancer.

I am in my 30s. So a jump that high in just 6 months is very scary!!!

I immediately went and did another PSA test upon seeing these results, this time free+total just to get a more comprehensive picture, and the total was 7.4 ng/dL and free was 7.0 ng/dL!

So it did go down for whatever reason.

I set an appointment with...

• Pacman
• elevated psa prostatitis psa
• Replies: 15
• Forum: Prostate Related Issues

I don't know his outcome but I fear a low free with a high psa can be bad.

 

[Vince]

I don't know his outcome but I fear a low free with a high psa can be bad.

So I wouldn't mess around.

 

[Whatzup]

So I wouldn't mess around.

I'm not. I made an appointment with a urologist.
The trt doctor says maybe it's the cypionate and lowered the dose. I have no problem with that. In fact I think I'm going to stop until I get repeat labs.

 

[Guided_by_Voices]

Step one with PSA is always retest, making sure that you didn't do anything like ejaculate or go for a recent bike ride that would create a falsely high number. Infection is also something to rule out. The same thing happened to me but it came right back down.

 

[Whatzup]

Step one with PSA is always retest, making sure that you didn't do anything like ejaculate or go for a recent bike ride that would create a falsely high number. Infection is also something to rule out. The same thing happened to me but it came right back down.

What kind of infection if you don't feel sick, no fever, dont hurt to urinate etc.

 

[Guided_by_Voices]

Prostatitis is IIRC the term you want to search for. I don't know too much about it but I know people and have heard of people resolving prostate issues by fixing an infection that you would not have sensed systemically. Dr. Gundry mentioned on one of his podcasts that he resolved his enlarged prostate by fixing his leaky gut issues, and I know of someone who also fixed his issues with antibiotics. The prostate is apparent very sensitive to leaky gut, but whether that would elevate PSA I don't know. I doubt if mainstream docs would know much about this but ad Integrative doc who specializes in such things could be a good option to investigate.

 

[Whatzup]

Prostatitis is IIRC the term you want to search for. I don't know too much about it but I know people and have heard of people resolving prostate issues by fixing an infection that you would not have sensed systemically. Dr. Gundry mentioned on one of his podcasts that he resolved his enlarged prostate by fixing his leaky gut issues, and I know of someone who also fixed his issues with antibiotics. The prostate is apparent very sensitive to leaky gut, but whether that would elevate PSA I don't know. I doubt if mainstream docs would know much about this but ad Integrative doc who specializes in such things could be a good option to investigate.

I'll bring this up to my dr. Yes, I think I had sex the night before however not sure lol.

 

[Guided_by_Voices]

That would do it. In any event you should review the things that can falsely elevate PSA.

 

[Systemlord]

Whatever you do don't get a prostate biopsy! This can cause any contained cancer to spread that would have otherwise remained dormant.

 

[Whatzup]

Whatever you do don't get a prostate biopsy! This can cause any contained cancer to spread that would have otherwise remained dormant.

Also how would ejaculation elevate psa when I've been married for 25 years with many normal psa? I am sure I've had sex many times prior to psa testing.

 

[Systemlord]

Also how would ejaculation elevate psa when I've been married for 25 years with many normal psa? I am sure I've had sex many times prior to psa testing.

You’re not going stay young forever and so bodily functions will not remain the same as your age.

 

[Whatzup]

You’re not going stay young forever and so bodily functions will not remain the same as your age.

Yeah that's a good point