Re: Antibiotics Given to Asymptomatic Men for an Increased PSA

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Elevated PSA between 4 and 10ng/ml can be due to prostate cancer

(CaP), BPH or inflammation. Physicians often prescribe a course of

antibiotics and then recheck the PSA to determine if inflammation may

be the cause. In cases where the PSA decreases to less than 4ng/ml, the

biopsy is often not performed. A report in the Journal of Urology

suggests that this is not a good practice pattern, as the detection

rate of CaP remains significant even when the PSA decreases to less

than 4ng/ml following antibiotics. Click on below link for the full story:<http://www.urotoday.com/61/browse_categories/prostate_cancer/editorial__effectiveness_of_antibiotics_given_to_asymptomatic_men_for_an_increased_prostate_specific_antigen.html>When trying to browse within this excellent medical web site, you'll be requested to

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Elevated PSA between 4 and 10ng/ml can be due to prostate cancer

(CaP), BPH or inflammation. Physicians often prescribe a course of

antibiotics and then recheck the PSA to determine if inflammation may

be the cause. In cases where the PSA decreases to less than 4ng/ml, the

biopsy is often not performed. A report in the Journal of Urology

suggests that this is not a good practice pattern, as the detection

rate of CaP remains significant even when the PSA decreases to less

than 4ng/ml following antibiotics. Click on below link for the full story:<http://www.urotoday.com/61/browse_categories/prostate_cancer/editorial__effectiveness_of_antibiotics_given_to_asymptomatic_men_for_an_increased_prostate_specific_antigen.html>When trying to browse within this excellent medical web site, you'll be requested to

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[Guest guest]

Elevated PSA between 4 and 10ng/ml can be due to prostate cancer

(CaP), BPH or inflammation. Physicians often prescribe a course of

antibiotics and then recheck the PSA to determine if inflammation may

be the cause. In cases where the PSA decreases to less than 4ng/ml, the

biopsy is often not performed. A report in the Journal of Urology

suggests that this is not a good practice pattern, as the detection

rate of CaP remains significant even when the PSA decreases to less

than 4ng/ml following antibiotics. Click on below link for the full story:<http://www.urotoday.com/61/browse_categories/prostate_cancer/editorial__effectiveness_of_antibiotics_given_to_asymptomatic_men_for_an_increased_prostate_specific_antigen.html>When trying to browse within this excellent medical web site, you'll be requested to

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