Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA For Men) in Noida - Price & Details

As we have already discussed, a PSA test is going to detect cancer in your body. This test was approved in conjunction with a digital rectal exam for the first time in 1984. This test combined with a digital rectal exam, indicates to the doctor and helps him in diagnosing the problem. Prostate-specific antigen is produced by the prostate and is found mostly in your semen. A small amount of it will be found in your bloodstream as well. When there's a growth of prostate cancer, more PSA is going to be released into one's body.

There are different factors to be taken into account here. A person with a larger prostate will generally have a higher-than-normal PSA level. If the range of prostate-specific antigen in your blood is in the range of 0 to 2.0 ng/ml. However, anything below 4.0 ng/ml of your blood is considered safe for most people as well. Anything above 10 ng/ml will be considered dangerous, requiring treatment immediately. High PSA levels may indicate prostate cancer and prostatitis.

This test might be necessary in any of the following cases:

• In case you're in the bracket of increasing age, a man who's 50 years and above is more likely to have cancer.
• Having a strong family history of prostate cancer.
• If you're of a black ethnicity or of African-American origin.
• You're urinating frequently.
• In case you're going through Pelvic pain or backache.

If you're suffering from prostate cancer already, a PSA test will be used to monitor the effectiveness of the treatment. If you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, you will be required to get a PSA test done for the prognosis of the disease.

No fasting is required to take this test. You don't have to do any real preparation to do a PSA test.

During the PSA Test

It will be a blood test where an experienced phlebotomist will get your blood sample to do the test. He will maintain the best standards of hygiene throughout the procedure. A vein finder is used to locate your vein comfortably. It would take a couple of minutes to do it.