PSA Test False Positives BPH and prostatitis can increase PSA levels resulting in a false positive test. PSA Test False Negatives Some drugs may lower PSA levels and result in a false negative PSA test. Your doctor can help decide the meaning of both the PSA test and the digital rectal exam...
PSA test result above the cut-off value, but prostate cancer is not present. The most important causes are benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostatitis, urinary retention, trauma, sexual activity and excessive cycling (Tchetgen et al., 1996). After iatrogenic manipulation, such ascystoscopyor catheteri...
The prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test is used in routine prostate cancer screening for men over 50, and elevated PSA levels typically result in referral for a prostate biopsy. In a study published in the May 28 Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from Memorial ...
As with any validation study of a new test procedure, it is a requirement that the specificity of that procedure be determined. It was during this aspect of our validation study that we obtained a positive PSA result from semen-free vaginal samples and also with a commercially available ...
result (time-point 3). The proportion of men with a distress level of clinical concern was markedly higher at the time of biopsy compared with distress at the time of the PSA test (19.3, 0.8%, respectively). This percentage decreased only slightly after the negative biopsy result (16.9%),...
What not to do before a PSA test? A couple of activities can also affect your PSA test result. Avoid the following n the 48 hours before your test: Ejaculation. This may raise your PSA level, so no sex or masturbation. Vigorous exercise. This may also raise your PSA level, so it’s...
What not to do before a PSA test? A couple of activities can also affect your PSA test result. Avoid the following n the 48 hours before your test: Ejaculation. This may raise your PSA level, so no sex or masturbation. Vigorous exercise. This may also raise your PSA level, so it’s...
It’s not exactly the ultimate “American Dream” but it’s great news for clarifying a suspicious PSA test result. As we know, the PSA blood test is controversial as a screening tool for prostate cancer (PCa) because an unexpectedly high result can mean any number of things, not just PC...
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
You should get your DRE results right away and PSA test results in a day or so. You can return to your normal activities right away. It's possible that you'll have light bleeding from your rectum, but this is rare. It happens more often if you haveanalfissures or hemorrhoids. Contact...