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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
The importance of total and free psa testing
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<blockquote data-quote="Nelson Vergel" data-source="post: 90023" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>[h=2]The Significance of Free PSA[/b]<span style="color: #282828">PSA circulates through the body in two ways; bound to other proteins or by itself. Unbound PSA is called free PSA. A free-PSA test will measure the percentage of unbound PSA while a PSA test is used to measure the total of free and bound PSA in the blood (<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9803355" target="_blank">6</a>).</span></p><p><span style="color: #282828"></span></p><p><span style="color: #282828">[ATTACH]4373[/ATTACH]</span></p><p><span style="color: #282828">The free PSA is a defective variant of normal PSA that can no longer bind to other proteins and so circulates in the blood in the free form. Although the reason why is poorly understood - patients with cancer may have lower free PSA levels than those with a benign prostate condition (<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9803355" target="_blank">6</a>).</span></p><p><span style="color: #282828"></span></p><p><span style="color: #282828">More: </span></p><p><span style="color: #282828"><a href="https://www.discountedlabs.com/blog/post/the_importance_of_psa_testing/" target="_blank">https://www.discountedlabs.com/blog/post/the_importance_of_psa_testing/</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #282828"></span></p><p><span style="color: #282828"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nelson Vergel, post: 90023, member: 3"] [h=2]The Significance of Free PSA[/b][COLOR=#282828][FONT=Poppins]PSA circulates through the body in two ways; bound to other proteins or by itself. Unbound PSA is called free PSA. A free-PSA test will measure the percentage of unbound PSA while a PSA test is used to measure the total of free and bound PSA in the blood ([URL="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9803355"]6[/URL]). [ATTACH=CONFIG]4373[/ATTACH][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#282828][FONT=Poppins]The free PSA is a defective variant of normal PSA that can no longer bind to other proteins and so circulates in the blood in the free form. Although the reason why is poorly understood - patients with cancer may have lower free PSA levels than those with a benign prostate condition ([URL="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9803355"]6[/URL]). More: [url]https://www.discountedlabs.com/blog/post/the_importance_of_psa_testing/[/url] [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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