PSA & Cold symptoms

Yes

COVID can effect PSA levels (per our urologist's comment) and I also found research papers that confirmed that. COVID virus is attracted to prostate tissue and can cause local inflammation which will rise your PSA. .
You can take home COVID test and if it is negative, I think that it is OK to proceed with PSA test.

Tested + with home test -Urologist (RN from his office) recommended not get PSA testing done, wait 2 weeks after symptoms disappear

Great that you checked with your doctor and it is better to be on a safe side so you do not get falsely elevated results. One never knows what other viruses can effect prostate gland also - they know about COVID since it is a novel virus and they had to do all kind of research with it. Glad to hear that you now have clear directions : ).

Mauk- you got a positive test result for Covid ? Was your symptoms that bad ? I thought you were talking a minor cold here . For sure ... with Covid it irritates Protate gland I have read . Best not to get yoru PSA for a couple of weeks as per the RN at Dr's office . I got covid overseas in the Philippines in 2020 . My experience wasn't all that bad . It was also like a cold for 2 night intense , but after that nothing to speak of for symptoms . When I got back to Canada I had to take 2 shots or my passport would be stalled ( I am a Commercial pilot ) . Took the covid shot and then , tested positive for Prostate cancer (3+4, PSA 4.0 ) . My PSA spiked since covid shot , I had a PSA with company physical 6 months before being stationed in the Philippines - normal . After Covid shot - not normal and PS of 4.0 !!! I am suspicious !

When I got COVID-19 it actually made my PSA go down. They r doing studies now because they have seen this happen. The believe the body was on super overload to heal and that may have also gone after any cancer.