What is the normal “range” for PSA?
The normal range for a PSA for a normal male is less than 4 ng/ml. We do allow the PSA to float upward above the age of 75 though again it is in a certain range to be determined by the urologist. What are the causes for an increased PSA? The PSA is a protein made by the prostate gland and prostate tissue and may be elevated due to certain disease processes of the prostate gland. These include inflammation, infection, enlargement and cancer. It is your urologist’s job to try to determine which one of these causes produce the elevated PSA. We especially are on the lookout for an early asymptomatic cancer and this should be determined with an ultrasound and biopsy which is done in the office. How is it treated? An elevated PSA, per se, does not require treatment. The elevated PSA is an indication of disease or a problem with the prostate, sometimes needing treatment and sometimes not. The main reason the PSA is done is to evaluate which patients need to be further looked at and which ones
