PSA Poll

[Jackie Treehorn]

Age 59...PSA stayed the same at 1.1 (pre-TRT and now). PSA back in my late 40's and early 50's was 0.8.

 

[OMI100]

4K test info:
http://4kscore.opko.com/
and
https://www.stonybrookmedicine.edu/...diagnostics-and-approaches-to-prostate-cancer
and
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/825626

 

[Smokin Joe]

Age 58-PSA 2.7
Started slowly rising wen I started TRT which I am not currently on.
Historically my PSA would go down by 1.0 but not anymore.

 

[Nashtide]

56 psa 0.45

 

[Vince Carter]

45 years old, PSA = ~.05-.06 ten tests from Oct 2014 to the present

 

[DragonBits]

At 44, it was 2.1
At 59 it was 2.28, but I had started Nebido TRT a year earlier.
At 60 it was 2.78m still on Nebido.
At 63 I stopped Nebido TRT, my wife wanted to try to get preg. Didn't test PSA.
At 65 PSA was 2.8, no TRT.
Four month later at 66 in April, PSA dropped to 2.4, I believe 6 mg of boron daily dropped it.

I am starting TRT again soon, so I guess I will need to test again whenever it is required.

 

[Vince]

At 44, it was 2.1
At 59 it was 2.28, but I had started Nebido TRT a year earlier.
At 60 it was 2.78m still on Nebido.
At 63 I stopped Nebido TRT, my wife wanted to try to get preg. Didn't test PSA.
At 65 PSA was 2.8, no TRT.
Four month later at 66 in April, PSA dropped to 2.4, I believe 6 mg of boron daily dropped it.

I am starting TRT again soon, so I guess I will need to test again whenever it is required.

I never heard that before about boron, protecting the prostate from cancer. Good to know. I've been supplementing with 6 mg of Boron for a long time now and of course I would continue supplementing with it.

 

[DragonBits]

I never heard that before about boron, protecting the prostate from cancer. Good to know. I've been supplementing with 6 mg of Boron for a long time now and of course I would continue supplementing with it.

I was surprised my PSA dropped, it never had dropped in the past. Not a huge amount, but it was in less than 2 months on Boron. Oddly, my TT dropped from 390 > 348 but my FT went up from 5.5 > 7.5, I would guess my SHBG dropped as it was 35.9, normally it is around 40, though I don't often measure it. Estradiol went up from <5 to 11.1. It was too low so glad that happened. But after I start tRT, who knows?

I don't have a particularly "clean" diet, so maybe I lacked boron.

BTW, did your GF see any changes in her muscle cramps from taking boron?

 

[Vince]

did your GF see any changes in her muscle cramps from taking boron?

She's only been taking it for a short time now, but so far no muscle cramps. I hope Boron is working for her, time will tell.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I am a fan of boron as well.
12mg daily divided.
Good stuff.

 

[Pringle]

51 years old. When started trt 2 years ago psa was .57. Now at .84.

 

[Kirk001]

It should be noted that more recent data shows that PSA levels are not a good indicator of prostate cancer risk as was once believed.

Yes, way too many false positives and over-treatment, unneccessary procedures... In fact before I got to considering HRT I had decided against ever getting a PSA test. However it seems I will have to get them regularly if I do get on hormone treatment. Age 39, PSA 1.1.

 

[FeelingLost]

DEC2016 63YO pre TRT PSA 0.6 range 0-4
JUN2017 63YO TRT 6 months PSA 0.7
JAN2018 64YO TRT 1 year PSA 1.1

I wonder if the OP who started this poll two years ago is still around?