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PSA on TRT

How to read a trend and when a clinician may refer you.

Discuss whether to monitor

PSA monitoring is a shared decision informed by age and prostate cancer risk. Bring your baseline, family history, urinary symptoms and medication list.

Watch the change from baseline

For men monitored during the first year of TRT, the Endocrine Society recommends urology consultation for a confirmed rise greater than 1.4 ng/mL above baseline or a confirmed PSA above 4 ng/mL. Review unexpected results with your clinician. Multiple prostate conditions can raise PSA.

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