PSA Questions

I'm 47 and in good health

No first degree relatives with PCa. but an uncle got it at age 67.

On 8/2001 I had my first DRE which was negative, and my first PSA which

was .9 On 9/2004 my DRE was again negative, and my PSA was .5 Last
week, my blood panel showed a PSA of 1.8 (DRE was again negative),

The last two tests were done at the same lab. The first one was done
somewhere else.

I didn't think too much about it until I started reading about the new
PSA and PSAV guidelines. Now I'm not so sure it's OK:

As I understand it, a PSA reading <2.5 in my age group is considered
normal, but the .75 rise for two years in a row is not. On the other
hand, if the PSA is <2, then testing can be done every two years
instead of annually.

I'm also skeptcial about applying these indicators with only three data
points, since PSAV and DT are statistical models which depend on
regression techniques.

What do you think? Am I making too much of this or should I be
concerned?

I do have on and off slight groin and testicular tenderness/pain, which
I
have attributed to exercise but wonder if ot may be a touch of
prostatitis. Also, I had been taking Wellbutrin for about two months
when the PSA was taken. An interesting question would be whether
dopamine agonists raise PSA.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

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