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How long does it take to see the results of a PSA test usually?

Posted by cgonsalves @cgonsalves, Jul 24 2:25pm

My husband is having his first PSA test on Monday. Surgery was 7 weeks ago. Does anyone know how long it is to see results on the portal from Sloan Kettering Hospital

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vircet | @vircet | Aug 10 6:30pm
In reply to @northoftheborder "I don't know about that hospital specifically, but if it's the hospital lab performing the actual..." + (show)
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I don't know about that hospital specifically, but if it's the hospital lab performing the actual test (rather than shipping it out), it could be very fast. I go to my hospital lab here in Ontario, and my ultrasensitive PSA test usually pops online in MyChart about 2 hours after they draw the blood.

On the other hand, people here in the forum who go somewhere that ships the blood to a third-party lab (sometimes across the country) have occasionally reported waiting a week or longer for results.

Best of luck. I know this is a nerve-wracking time.

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@northoftheborder I went to my hospital lab around 11 this morning. I received an email at 1 o'clock that the result is already on MyChart. My PSA is 0,16 after 10-1/2 months off ADT. I had my SBRT in April 2025, on Orgivyx starting before my radiation.

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rlpostrp | @rlpostrp | Aug 8 11:37pm

Twenty-four hours or less if the test is sent out to an offsite reference lab. If your blood was drawn in a hospital blood collection station, and they do the test in-house (all hospital labs do that test in-house), you will have the result by the end of the day. Often what happens is that the result is released to your physician first before it posts to any patient portal where you see all of your health-related data. But you should your result no later than the next morning.

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Jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | Aug 7 11:06am
In reply to @cgonsalves "@jeffmarc My mistake. It is <0.05" + (show)
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@jeffmarc My mistake. It is <0.05

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That’s good to hear. As long as it’s not rising at a steady rate, you’re in good shape. You could get PSA test every three months To keep track.

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cgonsalves | @cgonsalves | Aug 7 8:23am
In reply to @jeffmarc "@cgonsalves <.5 is never undetectable. <.1 is undetectable by all standards. There must be some confusion..." + (show)
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@cgonsalves <.5 is never undetectable. <.1 is undetectable by all standards.

There must be some confusion here because this is just not correct information.

If somebody has had a prostatectomy and their PSA is .2 They want to do radiation already.

If somebody has had radiation as their primary treatment then .5 would be acceptable, but it’s not undetectable.

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@jeffmarc My mistake. It is <0.05

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tbgb50 | @tbgb50 | Aug 7 7:47am

I get mine the same day BUT one time did not. I think it was because the PA has to release the results through the patient portal. They didn't do this for a month. In my case, the lab also releases the results so I got them the same day but on their website not the doctor's..

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beaquilter | @beaquilter | Aug 7 7:07am

We go to UNC and it's usually within an hour. Blood work first then see Dr and by the time we see him the PSA results usually come in

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graybeard46 | @graybeard46 | Aug 7 7:01am

Usually same day or next

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chippydoo | @chippydoo | Aug 6 5:43am

I get my results in 20 minutes from the blood lab at the urology practice I go to.

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retiredboomer71 | @retiredboomer71 | Aug 6 4:49am
In reply to @cgonsalves "Hi Coleen, Yes, results came in and was <0.5. Which at Sloan is considered undetectable. We..." + (show)
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Hi Coleen,

Yes, results came in and was <0.5. Which at Sloan is considered undetectable. We have follow-up appointment today with the surgeon. We will go over what steps are next. My hopes are we will be monitoring his PSA every 2 to three months and pray for positive news. At this juncture we are feeling a bit relieved but know there is a long road ahead. Thanks so much for checking in.

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I'm guessing your PSA is actually <0.05, not <0.5.

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Jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | Aug 5 10:57am
In reply to @cgonsalves "Hi Coleen, Yes, results came in and was <0.5. Which at Sloan is considered undetectable. We..." + (show)
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Hi Coleen,

Yes, results came in and was <0.5. Which at Sloan is considered undetectable. We have follow-up appointment today with the surgeon. We will go over what steps are next. My hopes are we will be monitoring his PSA every 2 to three months and pray for positive news. At this juncture we are feeling a bit relieved but know there is a long road ahead. Thanks so much for checking in.

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@cgonsalves <.5 is never undetectable. <.1 is undetectable by all standards.

There must be some confusion here because this is just not correct information.

If somebody has had a prostatectomy and their PSA is .2 They want to do radiation already.

If somebody has had radiation as their primary treatment then .5 would be acceptable, but it’s not undetectable.

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