Follow up time, so I'm back with some very conflicting test results: First, my background:
PSA 08/05: 1.6, 8/07 2.2 8/08 2.4 06/11: 4.98, 06/11 5.4 07/11: 4.7. During the 2011 tests my free psa was only 12%. PCA3 done 06/11 was only 8.7. DRE normal but slightly enlarged; I waited a couple of months and finally had a 12 core biopsy at NYU Medical Center: No PCA, No HGPIN, No PIN, No Atypia. 4 cores showed chronic
inflammation and some atrophy. TRUS show prostate size as 45(cc?)
Am going for a 6 month follow up with Urologist next week. In anticipation I had my total psa and free psa tested : now the results -
Total PSA is down to 3.63, but free psa is down to 9.4. What does this mean? the lab sheet says 67.9 % probability of pc with fpsa < 10. I'm 58, no family history, some "bph type" symptoms. Any thoughts or insight would be greatly appreciated. Can inflammation cause a low fpsa?