28-10-2013, 03:38 PM
When I said SN, I meant stinging nettle root which I take 250 mg three times a day. I find SP totally useless.
PSA is only one test for prostate cancer, and doctors rely on it far too much. If prostate cancer is a concern, then a digital exam is also necessary. I have heard doctors on TV say that neither test alone is a complete method of screening, and either test catches only about half of prostate cancers, but by getting both tests, that probably goes up to more like 80-90%.
A very low PSA, if accompanied by low T, can actually "hide" an existing prostate cancer if the doctor relies solely on PSA since there is a relationship between T level and PSA level. This is why there is still this commonly-held misbelief among the medical profession that testosterone replacement therapy "causes" prostate cancer when what is really happening is that an existing cancer is being revealed by the return to a more normal T level. I've had medical professionals tell me that if a man lives long enough, he will develop prostate cancer, but most of the time, depending on his age, it grows so slowly that old age or some other ailment will get him before the cancer does. Of course, the cancer grows more quickly in a younger male.
PSA is only one test for prostate cancer, and doctors rely on it far too much. If prostate cancer is a concern, then a digital exam is also necessary. I have heard doctors on TV say that neither test alone is a complete method of screening, and either test catches only about half of prostate cancers, but by getting both tests, that probably goes up to more like 80-90%.
A very low PSA, if accompanied by low T, can actually "hide" an existing prostate cancer if the doctor relies solely on PSA since there is a relationship between T level and PSA level. This is why there is still this commonly-held misbelief among the medical profession that testosterone replacement therapy "causes" prostate cancer when what is really happening is that an existing cancer is being revealed by the return to a more normal T level. I've had medical professionals tell me that if a man lives long enough, he will develop prostate cancer, but most of the time, depending on his age, it grows so slowly that old age or some other ailment will get him before the cancer does. Of course, the cancer grows more quickly in a younger male.