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re: Calling OT docs- prostate cancer
Posted on 2/22/24 at 3:49 pm to AwgustaDawg
Posted on 2/22/24 at 3:49 pm to AwgustaDawg
One big mistake men make is taking "meds" to decrease their PSA. Its true you can take supplements and vitamins and other stuff to artificially reduce your PSA. But, it doesn't reflect whats going on with your prostate. Docs will tell patients to avoid taking "PSA lowering supplements" but patients still do it, thinking they are helping themselves. They are not. PSA is already (compared to other lab results) a very unreliable source of information, the docs really have to weigh a lot of factors. Don't mess with this crap unless the doc prescribes it.
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Posted on 2/22/24 at 4:53 pm to jeffsdad
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One big mistake men make is taking "meds" to decrease their PSA. It’s true you can take supplements and vitamins and other stuff to artificially reduce your PSA. But, it doesn't reflect whats going on with your prostate. Docs will tell patients to avoid taking "PSA lowering supplements" but patients still do it, thinking they are helping themselves. They are not. PSA is already (compared to other lab results) a very unreliable source of information, the docs really have to weigh a lot of factors. Don't mess with this crap unless the doc prescribes it.
One of my urologists suggested I take Tamulosin to lower PSA. When I asked to what end the response was to lower PSA. I declined. A reading that isn’t real is no help at all. PSA is sketchy enough as a diagnostic tool, intentionally tweaking its just stupid.
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