I think the problem with measuring just vitamin level is that, what if the high vitamin D level is from people who exercise a lot in the sun, and also have better mood than those who spend a lot of...
CB5, have you considered the new blood tests such as 4k score or PHI? the 4K score claims to have a 94% negative predictive value for not having aggressive cancer (gleason >=7). I think if you have a...
After going through many posts here, it appears that many members here only found prostate inflammation on their first biopsy or imaging studies. But a few years later, those spots of inflammation...
Bob_NJ, When you say your greenlight laser doctor found numerous abcacess did these ever show up on your previous ultrasounds or doppler? (assuming these were used to find your prostate size). I...
zoesman, There is a way to get your urologist to get a doppler, which is to tell him you have scrotal pain. I use this method to get the tests I want :) It would be really helpful to know if you...
zoesman, did you verify via color doppler whether you still have scrotal reflux after your isv's are embolized? Basically what I am wondering is whether your varicocele has been fixed by ISV...
Hi Allen, Yes I am getting the biopsy mostly for a piece of mind :) I forgot to mention a key piece of information - on color doppler examination of my prostate 2 years ago, I had an increased area...
Thanks for the reply. I realize a high free PSA is a good thing, my point is more about why is it constant? I looked through many threads in this forum, read a lot of publications, and it indicates...
Hi guys, I have the following PSA history and I scheduled a 3T MRI guided biopsy in March. My PSA history is as follows: 2010 0.9 2011 0.8 2012 1.1 April 2013 1.65 May 2013 1.0 (46% free) Feb 2014...
Hi everyone, I am a 33 year old male, and I currently have a positive ANA and anti-RNP with all other autoantibodies negative. This entire episode started last April when suddenly I started having a...
Golfosca - what part of the literature are you referring to that describes closing off the "transverse veins" from the ISV to the prostate?...
Golfosca, GG procedure absolutely closes the ISV's, which run from the renal vein to the scrotum. It closes the ISV and associated collaterals. If ISV is not closed, varicocele is not repaired....
Skateman, The paper that show increased prostate volume to the prescense of varicocele is here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25056570 Dr. Gat's theory is incomplete, and after a ton of...
For those of you who did not benefit from ISV embolization, and only getting suboptimal response from herbal suppliments, I suggest trying to use a Herbal Suppository. There is a brand called...
wow that's great news. I heave heard implants basically return people to their teens and 20's in terms of performance:)...
I was living in China the past few years then caught a prostate infection after I swam in a public swimming pool. The doctors there gave me a bunch of different antibiotics that did not fix it,...
I forgot to mention there is another condition I have which prompted me to thinking about this - I have an Bicuspid Aortic Valve which my cardiologist said I need to replace sometime within the next...
This is the list of supplements I take and the reason: 1) Jarrow Pomagrenate with CoQ10 (pom is shown to slow PSA doubling time) 2) Green Tea Extract (shown to inhibit tumor growth and antioxidant...
I'm not sure where your source of information came from, but even my own family Dr had no issue with me giving blood....[/quote] In the book "Anti Cancer: A New Way of Life" the author mentioned...
Evidence suggests donating blood is safe, but theoretically there is still a risk even if your PSA is non-detectable as there are non-PSA producing prostate cancer stem cells which might just be...
Wow I thought i was the only one with BPH symptoms at an early age... I just read about a procedure from the 60's they used to use which killed the prostate with injections (which means not touching...
I often wonder if this is a problem of awareness or a problem of liability. If physicians follow the status quo, they can't be sued for anything....
What's the reason for this diet being a problem? All the studies in medical literature indicate they have a positive benefit on the prostate. I figured they are OK since they are whole plant...
I am 33 now and I seriously am tired of this gland. In June of last year, Dr. Bahn's color doppler showed a suspicious lesion in my prostate and he said it was chronic prostatitis, told me to stop...
proscapt, you raise a good point. I think if a "trojan horse" radioactive compound can be attached this is similar to Boron-Neutron capture therapy. Consider how the PET scan works, where the cancer...
The antibody would never attach to urethra cells, those would be left in tact....
The only thing that is remotely close to what am suggesting here is this prostate cancer vaccine: INO-5150 http://www.inovio.com/products/cancer-vaccines/prostate-cancer/ This vaccine generates an...
The cancer cells are still prostate cells, this would kill them too. The main problem I see is that all the research direction is trying to figure out how to DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN normal prostate...
Hi all, I am a young guy with chronic prostatitis and early BPH (am only 33). I know chronic inflammation and and my high age-specific PSA does not bode well for my future chances of avoiding PCa. So...
This is a good post. While I have not been diagnosed with cancer, I am always scared of it, and I have obsessive-compulsive syndrome so I always read on pubmed and other news sources on cancer...
Hi all, In 8 months my PSA has gone from 1.0 with 46% free PSA to 1.4 with 46.5% free PSA. Is this a cause for concern since the PSA is rising pretty fast? The free PSA seems very high while the...
Hi everyone, I am tracking a mastersheet to be updated with all the results of our various treatments: GG, PAE, laser, TURP etc....
In Chinese medicine literature, unichs who were castrated men serving the emperor never suffered prostate problems...
most varicoceles are not palpable (they are subclinical and show up on ultrasound only). I think this number would be higher if people with PCa did a scrotal ultrasound....
Guys, It is interesting that, higher levels of testosterone are also found in the Deferential Vein(connecting testicular vein system to prostatic vein system) of rats and dogs:...
Hi Martin, I thought Dr. Gat said the seal is for every vertical vein (basically vertical = pressure). But what do you mean it is only sealed up to a certain point? Your question seems valid - which...
Hi guys, It's been 6 months since my procedure and I put the updates in this form: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Av5AkkqR6AQ0dHpOOE13Vkhob1pTbG9qbFFsWmIwaXc&usp=drive_web#gid=0 If...
my doctors are not recommending a biopsy because my PSA is too low for that, I also don't think he knows all the information that are out there. But, I think I can keep this lesion from turning more...
Hi, I am 32 now and I only learned about all this because I had a severe case of bacterial prostatitis 2 years ago which was cured by Cipro, and I did a 23andme gene test which showed that I have...
Hi guys, 7 months ago I got a Transrectal Color Dopplar from the renowned Dr. Bahn, and he said he found a lesion in the left side of my prostate that is most likely prostatatis since my PSA was low...
nosheds, I believe testosterone level can be an optional field, in that people can choose to fill it or not. It would not take away from the usefulness of other information. I could make a google...
nosheds, Glad you were able to get the procedure done! I could help you with the data collection or excel if you like, am very into data-oriented stuff. You could email me at...
dave: yes but I think when veins are sealed it's not supposed to feel different when lying down or standing up since there is no more downward pressure. But I do feel more discomfort after prolonged...
Dave - it turned out that when I stand, the problem becomes less aggrevated and when I sit, it gets worse (which would be the opposite of having a varicocele). I think I have a theory - when I sit...
well, as of today I could feel the varicocele again, I think I'll refrain from sexual activity for a while, because I don't know if these setbacks in symptoms mean that the varicocele has come back...
Hi guys, It's been 4 months after my GG procedure and I got good news and bad. The good news was that about 2 weeks ago I could barely feel my varicocele at all and all my urination related symptoms...
Hi guys, It's been 3 months now since I had GG, and basically on most days the scrotal varicocele I had from before cannot be felt anymore. However, if I sit for too long, or after ejaculation, the...
Minh, please email me at yudeng2004 (AT) hotmail.com if you have any questions. ...
Robc, I just came back from ultrasound - and the left side still show venous reflux. I am not sure why there is still reflux (meaning backward pressure still exist). I called Dr. Gat and he verified...
WEEK 8 Update since GG: In the morning, I do not feel any varicocele anymore, but it gets bigger throughout the day, especially late in the evening. The left testicle does not descend as much as...