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High PSA Levels: What is the cause?

Men's Health | Last Active: Mar 7 11:44am | Replies (43)
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@sanabuju82

In August '21, psa 2.71; Oct '22, PSA 3.40 and in Jan.'23, 4.38. Scheduled for biopsy next week. Mildly enlarged prostate. From what I've read, this velocity is pretty aggressive. Does this lean toward one outcome or another? Thanks!

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Feb 2, 2023

Welcome @sanabuju82. Rising PSA levels can be alarming. It may or may not be cancer. It's good that this is being followed and that you are having a biopsy.

Your question is a common one. So I moved your post to this existing discussion:
- High PSA Levels: What is the cause?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/high-psa-levels/

I did this so you can read previous helpful posts and connect easily with members like @harley52 @legendts @jenatsky @kw070707 @rfherald and others.

Here's an article from Mayo Clinic about what to expect for the biopsy.
– Prostate Cancer Biopsy https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/prostate-biopsy/about/pac-20384734

And two discussion where men who have had a prostate cancer biopsy share their experiences and tips:
– Anyone have an Ultrasound-Guided Transperineal Prostate Biopsy? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/anyone-have-an-ultrasound-guided-transperineal-prostate-biopsy/
– Prostate transrectal biopsy https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/prostate-transrectal-biopsy/

When will you have the biopsy? Do you know which kind?

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