Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) Test How To PrepareBefore you have a prostate-specific
antigen (PSA), tell your doctor if you have had a: - Test to look at your bladder (cystoscopy) in the past several
weeks.
- Prostate needle biopsy in the past several weeks.
- Prostate infection (prostatitis) or an
urinary tract infection (UTI) that has not gone
away.
- Tube (catheter) inserted into your bladder to
drain urine recently.
Do not ejaculate during the 2 days before your PSA blood
test, either during sex or masturbation. Talk to your doctor about
any concerns you have regarding the need for the test, its risks, how it will
be done, or what the results will mean. To help you understand the importance
of this test, fill out the
medical test information form (What is a PDF document?).
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