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Form of the test?

Following a cystoscopy my consultant suggested that I undergo a PSA test in six week's time. This article does not explain the format of the test. Blood test? Urine test? test of my semen? I wish I'd thought of asking him, but I don't think I am the only one who would like to know!

Franciscus montmartinensis (talk) 12:25, 26 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

PSA contributing factors

I am a warehouseman with interest in life science.

I am curious if PSA results can be adversely affected by an infection of organisms that use prostaglandin to separate cellulose when foraging?

Specifically, I propose that Amoeba or hookworm larva or similar organisms produce many compounds that would affect PSA testing.

Kxm2001 (talk) 16:47, 24 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]