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Nelson, about six months ago, with my PSA not budging from 4.8, and concerned, I discussed biopsies with my urologist. He told me there was an FDA approved urine test for men with a PSA of 4 or higher that looks for a specific substance which is secreted by cancer cells. Being on Medicare, I asked if it was covered and he said it was. He put in the order and the test package was shipped from the company in Boston. Packed the urine sample with the ice pack and it was FedEx'ed back. The test results were negative. We suspect inflammation is driving up the PSA, not BPH, which is mild. When I see him in a couple of months, and if my number is still elevated, I'll ask about a course of antibiotics.

<blockquote data-quote="tropicaldaze1950" data-source="post: 281806" data-attributes="member: 13651">Nelson, about six months ago, with my PSA not budging from 4.8, and concerned, I discussed biopsies with my urologist.&nbsp; He told me there was an FDA approved urine test for men with a PSA of 4 or higher that looks for a specific substance which is secreted by cancer cells.&nbsp; Being on Medicare, I asked if it was covered and he said it was.&nbsp; He put in the order and the test package was shipped from the company in Boston.&nbsp; Packed the urine sample with the ice pack and it was FedEx&#039;ed back.&nbsp;&nbsp; The test results were negative. We suspect inflammation is driving up the PSA, not BPH, which is mild.&nbsp; When I see him in a couple of months, and if my number is still elevated, I&#039;ll ask about a course of antibiotics.<a href="https://www.exosomedx.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.exosomedx.com/themes/custom/biotechne/logo.svg" alt="Bio-Techne Exosome logo" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="tropicaldaze1950, post: 281806, member: 13651"] Nelson, about six months ago, with my PSA not budging from 4.8, and concerned, I discussed biopsies with my urologist. He told me there was an FDA approved urine test for men with a PSA of 4 or higher that looks for a specific substance which is secreted by cancer cells. Being on Medicare, I asked if it was covered and he said it was. He put in the order and the test package was shipped from the company in Boston. Packed the urine sample with the ice pack and it was FedEx'ed back. The test results were negative. We suspect inflammation is driving up the PSA, not BPH, which is mild. When I see him in a couple of months, and if my number is still elevated, I'll ask about a course of antibiotics. [URL='https://www.exosomedx.com/'][IMG alt="Bio-Techne Exosome logo"]https://www.exosomedx.com/themes/custom/biotechne/logo.svg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]

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Lakshman KM, Kaplan B, Travison TG, Basaria S, Knapp PE, Singh AB, LaValley MP, Mazer NA, Bhasin S. The effects of injected testosterone dose and age on the conversion of testosterone to estradiol and dihydrotestosterone in young and older men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Aug;95(8):3955-64.

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-0102 | PMID: 20534765 | PMCID: PMC2913038