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Reply: Prostate cancer

It is really not possible to give much of a answer without more details. In many cases PC...

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Reply: PSA Reading on Avodart

Yes, 5-a reductase inhibitors reduce PSA by 50%. Avodart and Proscar are 5-a reductase...

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Yes, 5-a reductase inhibitors reduce PSA by 50%.

Avodart and Proscar are 5-a reductase inhibitors.

From the FDA drug safety site.

http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm258358.htm

It is important to note that 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs) decrease serum PSA levels by approximately 50%. Any confirmed increase in PSA in men taking 5-ARIs, even if the value is within the normal range for men not taking 5-ARIs, should be evaluated by a healthcare professional. Men taking 5-ARIs should discuss the need for prostate cancer screening with a healthcare professional.

http://www.rxlist.com/avodart-drug/warnings-precautions.htm

This is from the drug proscribing information.

Effects on Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) and the Use of PSA in Prostate Cancer Detection In clinical trials, AVODART reduced serum PSA concentration by approximately 50% within 3 to 6 months of treatment. This decrease was predictable over the entire range of PSA values in subjects with symptomatic BPH , although it may vary in individuals. AVODART may also cause decreases in serum PSA in the presence of prostate cancer . To interpret serial PSAs in men taking AVODART, a new PSA baseline should be established at least 3 months after starting treatment and PSA monitored periodically thereafter. Any confirmed increase from the lowest PSA value while on AVODART may signal the presence of prostate cancer and should be evaluated, even if PSA levels are still within the normal range for men not taking a 5 alpha-reductase inhibitor. Noncompliance with AVODART may also affect PSA test results.

To interpret an isolated PSA value in a man treated with AVODART for 3 months or more, the PSA value should be doubled for comparison with normal values in untreated men. The free-to-total PSA ratio (percent free PSA) remains constant, even under the influence of AVODART. If clinicians elect to use percent free PSA as an aid in the detection of prostate cancer in men receiving AVODART, no adjustment to its value appears necessary.

Coadministration of dutasteride and tamsulosin resulted in similar changes to serum PSA as dutasteride monotherapy.

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Reply: Turn for the worst

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Reply: Elevated psa test update

it is okay that I go, too, right? Yes, as long as you husband agrees. Many doctors...

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Cholesterol drug slashes prostate cancer deaths

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The study, published online in the journal The Prostate, followed 1,000 cancer patients, a...

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Reply: Radical surgery

What good is supplement for the prostate when the person no longer has a prostate. ...

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My understanding is that typically the surgery pain is not bad, but bladder spasms can be...

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I would add to that to start Kegel exercises before the surgery.

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Reply: Recurring Prostate Cancer

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