Does the PSA increase?

Prostate specific antigen, PSA is a protease secreted by the skin on the prostate gland, which is an important indicator for differential diagnosis of prostate cancer in clinical practice, but PSA elevation is not unique to prostate cancer, PSA elevation is related to prostatitis, prostate cancer, prostate hyperplasia, prostate massage and other factors. In addition, PSA elevation is also related to patient age and prostate volume. Prostatitis patients show elevated PSA, do not be too nervous, first of all, prostatitis caused by elevated PSA and prostate cancer caused by elevated mode and degree are different. Second, prostatitis patients after a certain period of treatment, PSA levels will gradually return to normal. But if the patient found elevated PSA in the physical examination, or should go to the hospital in time to see a doctor, clear what is the specific cause of elevated PSA. If PSA is found to be elevated in patients with prostatitis during physical examination, first of all, attention should be paid to the degree of increase in PSA total value. Generally, the PSA increase caused by prostatitis will be less than 10ng per milliliter. The ratio of PSA to total PSA is important for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. The value will increase more. The normal value of prostatitis patients is normal or decreased. However, if the patient finds elevated PSA in the physical examination, he should go to the hospital in time to determine the cause for targeted treatment.