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tests for prostate remains controversial. In one camp are those who are pushing other tests so that more cancers can be detected. This group believes that the prostate cancer is diagnosed and treated. On the other side are those who feel the prostate test is not useful as a projection (as opposed to diagnostic) test and I think many men have biopsy surgery useless with all the risks and possible complications. Interestingly, in the latter group is the inventor of the test.

While stories men who had their lives "saved" by having a PSA test in the titles, the stories of men who suffer from incontinence and impotence after surgery are not useless.

What is the common man to do that? The questions are not clear.

The PSA test measures a protein in the blood, which comes from the prostate. As with all tests there is a normal statistical margin of tolerance, which increases with age. It is also a subset of "free" PSA compared to PSA attached to another protein.

In an ideal world an elevated PSA could diagnose prostate cancer. Not so. The level can be invoked by a number of other reasons such as benign enlargement, infection, and can be raised by certain prescription drugs. PSA may be normal, even if cancer is present. In medical terms this test is classified as having a high "rate of false positives and negatives.

It is more complicated. There are two types of prostate cancer. One way that is fatal and the other not. In simpler terms that considered that all men eventually develop cancer cells in the prostate if they live long enough. They do not die with cancer. Therefore, the conclusion of prostate cancer of 70 is considered less serious than someone 55. Age as a guide, is again not an absolute form determining cancer. The PSA does not give us any idea either.

The last complication is that in many If we do not know if the treatment makes all the difference. In other words, in many cases not know if it's a man who has undergone surgery and radiotherapy and lived life at the same time without treatment.

The results are also controversial trial. A study claims that Australia Australia men are diagnosed and treated appropriately. This is based on the fact that 60% of biopsies were positive for cancer compared to 30% in the United States. They also found that when there was a radical prostatectomy that 5% were "insignificant" cancer compared to 25% in the United States. This could also be interpreted as indicating that there is a better selection of patients for surgery in Australia.

Once again, it would be simple if the conclusion treatment of cancer and ways to a better life and more time. A large U.S. study showed more than ten years, the PSA has not reduce mortality rates among men over 55. A European study showed a slight decrease in mortality rates. For all 48 operations there was an increase in the survival of one. This means that 47 men were made, which can cause incontinence and impotence for no net gain.

The Australian study is sponsored by the Society of Urology, which calls for the PSA test for all men over 40. It should be noted that the members earn a living from biopsies and surgery. That does not make her bad advice, but they have a direct interest. Other groups recommend screening in Australia after testing 60 or one of them.

The inventor of the evidence, Judge Richard Albin was published saying that the test will never be used as a screening tool and claims the original FDA approval was based on the detection of 3.8% of prostate cancers. Although the rate of cases of prostate cancer in the United States is 16% only a 3% death.

So, back to our question of what we do with this? The answer is simple: I do not know. Those who claim to have the answer must be treated with great skepticism. Those who claim they are about "saving lives" should be treated the same. Those who minimize the significant costs in human terms and more treatment are not made us any favors.

Ultimately, the decision is to come to the person depending on their circumstances. Factors like family history and symptoms must be considered. If a PSA is done and should probably comes be repeated before further action is contemplated. Men should be aware that this is not black and white, a test nothing positive can mean a negative result does not mean absolutely no cancer.

Although it would be nice to offer a simple one-size-fits-all advice, I do not think this is possible. So beware of those especially if they do stand to benefit monetarily.

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Ok I have had oral sex. test results all negative for STDs, I discovered that I have prostatitis. What Symts that?

Type I – acute signs and symptoms of bacterial prostatitis in this form of prostatitis usually come on suddenly and may include fever and chills and felt a pain in the gland of avian prostate, lower back or genital urinary problems, including the urgency and increased urinary frequency, difficulty or pain when urinating, inability to completely empty the bladder and blood-tinged urine painful ejaculation prostatitis is a serious disease. Consult your doctor immediately if any of these signs and symptoms. Type II – prostatitis bacterial chronic signs and symptoms of this type of prostatitis develop more slowly and usually not as severe as those of prostatitis acute. In addition, when symptoms are more likely to alternate with times when symptoms are worse. The signs and symptoms of prostatitis Chronic Bacterial include: A frequent and urgent need to urinate pain or burning sensation when urinating (dysuria) Pain in the prostate excessive urination during the night (nocturia) Pain in the lower back and genitals of the difficulty in urinating, urine, or occasionally a decrease in blood flow in semen or urine (haematuria) painful ejaculation slight fever recurrent bladder infections Type III – chronic non-bacterial (not bacterial) prostatitis, nonbacterial prostatitis is the most common chronic. In general, signs and symptoms of nonbacterial prostatitis are similar to those of chronic bacterial prostatitis, although you can not have a fever. The main difference, however, is that the tests can not detect bacteria in the urine or the liquid of your prostate. But you can have white blood in urine and semen, according to the type of non-bacterial prostatitis chronic. With a type of non-bacterial prostatitis, pus cells are present in the urine. In another type, and not another type of cell could prostatitis – Type IV present., Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis O – do not require treatment. Other conditions prostatitis can be difficult to diagnose, partly because the signs and symptoms often look like other conditions. For example, an infection of the bladder or the tube that carries urine from the bladder (urethra) can cause an urgent need to urinate, a burning sensation and sometimes blood in the urine similar to the signs and symptoms of prostatitis.

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