{"id":34742,"date":"2022-04-26T06:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T06:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bensnaturalhealth.com\/blog\/?p=34742"},"modified":"2026-05-28T05:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T05:16:52","slug":"psa-levels-in-bph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bensnaturalhealth.com\/blog\/prostate-health\/psa-levels-in-bph\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Typical PSA Levels with BPH?"},"content":{"rendered":"It would be ideal that every disease had a blood test to screen patients.\n\n\n\n\n\nSometimes you need imaging tests. In other cases, you might require invasive procedures to confirm the diagnosis of a given disease.\n\n\n\n\n\nThat is one of the reasons why PSA testing is so popular as a screening method for prostate cancer.\n\n\n\n\n\nBut this diagnostic test has its limits. It is not entirely accurate and should be compared with other evaluations to increase the predictive value.\n\n\n\n\n\nBut PSA is not only a test to screen for prostate cancer<\/a>. It detects many other conditions, including benign prostatic hyperplasia.\n\n\n\n\n\nAnything that increases the size of the prostate gland may also increase your PSA levels.\n\n\n\n\n\nIf that is the case, what is considered normal and abnormal in terms of PSA level if you have BPH?\n\n\n\n\n\nIs there a reason to worry if your PSA levels are very high? Does it mean you have prostate cancer?\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this article, we will cover this topic and give you some medical insight into how urologists interpret PSA levels in BPH.\n\n\n\n\n

What is PSA screening?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nPSA screening<\/a> is a routine diagnostic tool performed in selected patients to rule out prostate cancer. This is a blood test that measures total PSA and free PSA levels in your blood.\n\n\n\n\n\nPSA is short for Prostate-Specific Antigen. It is an enzyme produced in the prostate and released in the sperm.\n\n\n\n\n\nA proportion of this enzyme leaks into the circulation via the prostatic blood vessels. Patients with an enlarged prostate gland produce more PSA, which is released at a higher concentration in the blood.\n\n\n\n\n\nNo other tissues in the body create PSA. Thus, a PSA test<\/a> gives a reliable account of what is happening inside the prostate.\n\n\n\n\n\nStill, your PSA level not only depends on prostatic growth. Inflammation, prostatic manipulation, and other factors may also come into play.\n\n\n\n\n\nIn benign prostatic hyperplasia<\/a>, the prostate tissue grows. More prostatic cells are synthesizing PSA.\n\n\n\n\n\nA higher volume of this enzyme runs into the blood. For all of this, PSA levels in BPH are higher than the average, and this test is helpful to screen for BPH as well as prostate cancer<\/a>.\n\n\n\n\n\nAs with any other screening method, PSA screening can be used even if you don\u2019t have symptoms of prostate cancer<\/a>.\n\n\n\n\n\nFor example, patients with very high risk and family history may run a PSA test to rule out the disease. Urologists have a particular set of indications to know if you are a candidate for PSA screening (1).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Average PSA levels in BPH patients<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\nAs noted above, PSA levels in BPH patients are expected to increase. This is because benign prostatic hyperplasia features an increase in PSA production. There is more free PSA in the blood, but that doesn\u2019t mean you also have prostate cancer.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe results of your PSA test depend on your prostate volume. So, if your prostate gland is very large because your BPH is advanced, you\u2019re expected to have a high PSA, too. As such, it is not possible to determine an average value for all patients. Instead, each one should be evaluated and followed up individually.\n\n\n\n\n\nHowever, based on previous studies<\/a>, we can say that PSA levels in BPH can be included in one of three categories (2):\n\n\n\n\n