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Would a urinary tract infection cause a PSA to rise?
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Bladder and prostate gland infections are the principle cause of elevated PSA results. PCa is the minority cause. PSA is NOT PCa specific. See PSA101as suggested above.
About 12 years ago my PSA went from 2.2 to 7 and a biopsy (only 2 samples as my urologist was an old guy)showed nothing. My new younger urologist thought I has prostatitis which was cured with antibiotics. PSA declined back to 2.2
