What Does A PSA Level Of 1.6 Indicate?

Posted on Wed, 16 Sep 2015

Question: Hi i am 40 years old and my psa level is 1.6 ..

My father had prostate cancer in age of 60.
Should i worry about this..

My psa was 1.2 last year.

Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
not to worry

Detailed Answer:
Hi
I understand your concerns.

But this much psa is not significant. There has been a mild rise but this could well be due to lab variation.

You should get yourself checked by an urologist and if the clinical examination is normal, then nothing to worry.

Hope this helps. I will be available for follow up.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Indranil Ghosh (10 hours later)

My Physician has ordered one more PSA test after 3 months ..should I wait for this or should take appointment with urologist .
Can you also please explain " clinical examination" in this context.
thx for your help.

Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
yes you can wait

Detailed Answer:
By clinical examination I mean examination of the prostate gland by urologist with a finger placed inside rectum. If prostate feels like benign in that then you can do PSA even yearly.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar