Anyone in there early 40s with a PSA greater than 1.0

Men's health
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Hi,

Is there anyone out there that have a PSA greater than 1.0 and are in their early 40s

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Even though I experienced first symptoms of BPH in early forties, it usually takes many years for them to become troublesome enough to get a PSA test ( nearly 10 years in my case). PSA value by itself is not meaningful, it just tells how much antigen is produced by a prostate. One needs to be worried if their PSA keeps growing. Upper PSA limit that is considered normal varies between the countries, but generally is up to 4. Though even a steady reading of 10 usually only indicates a large prostate (especially transitional zone) and may be accompanied by difficulty urinating, urge and weak flow.
If you are worried about cancer - get an MRI, though your PSA does not give any reason to worry.

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Allondon,

My PSA reading is about 1.2 (not 10). It was about 1.3 a year ago. Generally doctors consider this reading to be fine and normal. However, I have read online about studies such as this

which makes me anxious. I currently am seeing a urologist for prostatitis and anxiety doesn’t help. I agree with you that PSA value by itself is not meaningful and that the trend in PSA change is more useful but then I wonder why studies like above relied on a single PSA value.

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The important thing is not the PSA value but the trend over time.