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PSA on TRT
What the number means, why it moves on a protocol, and how it sits with related markers.
What it is
Prostate specific antigen is a protein the prostate leaks into the blood. It is the screening number for prostate trouble and it rises a little on testosterone.
The range
How to read the lab range
Under 4 ng/mL is the cut-off most labs use, and under 2.5 is often quoted as comfortable. On testosterone, a rise of more than 1.4 within a year is a change commonly flagged to a urologist.
Why it moves on a protocol
- TRT lifts PSA a little in the first year, then it usually settles.
- Cycling, sex or a prostate infection in the two days before the draw.
- Age and a benignly enlarged prostate.
How Magno reads it
Magno keeps every test on one line, against your lab's range, with the change since last time. Pro explains it in plain words. Get Magno for iPhone.
Read yours
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Questions people ask
Does TRT cause prostate cancer?
Current evidence says no for men screened before starting. It can make an existing cancer grow, which is why PSA is checked before and during.
Why did my PSA jump?
Cycling, sex or an infection in the two days before the draw can lift it. Any confirmed rise is one for your doctor, not something to read alone.
Related markers
Not medical advice
This explains what the number is and why it moves. It is not medical advice; decisions belong to you and your clinician.