The norm of a dog in men aged 70

The PSA norm in men at the age of 70 is significantly different from the prostate specific antigen values at a younger age.

At 40-50 years old, it averages 2.5 ng/ml, at 50-60 years old - 3.5 ng/ml, at 60-70 years old - 4.5 ng/ml, after 70 years old - 6 .5 ng/ml. Thus, it can be seen that the antigen content in the venous blood flow of the prostate is constantly growing from year to year. For each year of life, it rises by about 0.7 - 0.8 ng / ml.

This means for men

PSA is a protein substance that the prostate secretes into semen during ejaculation. The function of the antigen is to liquefy the semen and provide greater motility to the spermatozoa. Most of it is excreted in a bound state from the prostate with sperm. Only a small amount will remain in the blood.

This is the so-called free PSA, which becomes a test indicator in the analysis, since it is in a certain proportion with its bound counterpart.

The summation of the values of both antigens allows us to identify the number of common dogs, which is one of the main indicators of male sexual activity. At the same time, the higher the content in the total indicator of free PSA, the lower the sexual capabilities of a man.

At 70 years of age, they differ by as much as 4 ng / ml from data at 40 - 50 years of age.

However, the medical significance of PSA analysis is different. With the same age, the risk of oncological lesions of the gland increases. About nm signals the excess of the norm, characteristic of a certain age group.

So for men in their seventies, PSA fluctuations in the range of 6.5 - 10 ng / ml may indicate the development of a malignant tumor in the prostate. Readings above 10 ng/mL increase suspicion. All the more suspicious is a positive antigen test after extirpation of the prostate and metastasized tissues adjacent to it.

It is not a fact that eventually it will really turn out to be cancer. It can be benign prostate adenoma or infectious prostatitis. Nevertheless, the clinical value of the PSA test cannot be underestimated. Often it saves not only the health of the patient, but also his life.

Indications for PSA analysis and conditions for its implementation

For men over the age of seventy, an annual screening for prostate specific antigen is mandatory. Age-related changes in the functioning of the genitourinary system often lead to malignant transformations of the tissues and organs that form it. The PSA test allows you to identify them in a timely manner.

The main indication for the analysis of the antigen level is the difficulty in the process of passing urine and the accompanying symptoms:

• Ischuria - the impossibility of a one-time emptying of an overflowing bladder;
• Pain in the perineum;
• Frequent nocturnal diuresis;
• Slow erection;
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• Reducing sexual inclinations.

The analysis itself is assigned on the basis of a preliminary examination of the patient. With its help, through anamnesis, transrectal palpation, as well as instrumental techniques, the patient is diagnosed with chronic prostatitis and its various complications.

Blood for PSA is taken from the patient on an empty stomach from a vein. To ensure the correctness of the data before sampling the control volume, it is absolutely necessary to fulfill a number of conditions. The first of them is that blood sampling should be done only in the morning, preferably before 11 o'clock, when the body's activity is still at an average level.

The rest of the conditions are preliminary:

• On the eve of the analysis, physical overload that affects cardiac activity should be excluded;
• 2 days before the test, alcohol, fatty and fried foods that burden the liver should be removed from the diet;
• Restrict yourself from sexual intercourse or self-gratification for at least two days;
• Stop smoking tobacco at least half an hour before the procedure.

A longer exposure before analysis is required by therapeutic and surgical measures carried out ahead of time:

• Rectal examination - a week;
• Biopsy and rectal massage of the prostate - two weeks;
• Transurethral resection - more than a month.
• Any PSA deviation from the norm may indicate the presence of:
• Natural age-related process;
• Local inflammation of the prostate gland;
• Circulatory disorders in the organ;
• Benign adenoma or malignant tumor.

Differential diagnosis can only be made after a complete clinical examination. To exclude oncology or, on the contrary, to make sure that it is present, it is absolutely necessary to carry out:

• General examination of urine and blood;
• Biochemical analysis of blood plasma;
• Ultrasound of all organs located in the small pelvis.

In addition, data from a biopsy of the gland and its computer and magnetic resonance imaging may be required, specifying the size of the organ and its pathological features.

PSA reduction

The meaning of this therapeutic procedure is to normalize the functions of the prostate gland on the bar e age limit. For men at the age of 70, it is, as mentioned above, 6.5 ng / ml.

There are several ways to lower the PSA level in the blood. Which of them to prefer can only be decided by a qualified urologist who has the data of all tests.

Let's look at the three most common methods for lowering the level of antigen in the blood:

• Alimentary, associated with adherence to established dietary nutrition;
• Traditional medicine;
• Medication based on pharmacological treatment.

The alimentary method involves a set of certain foods in the diet that stimulate the function of the prostate, relieve inflammation in it and reduce the size of the adenoma. These include:

• Vegetables (mostly tomatoes, containing carotenoids that tone gland cells);
• Fruit (especially pomegranate, which is rich in antioxidants that reduce PSA levels and vitamin C, which boosts immunity);
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• Boiled turkey, chicken, fish.

At the same time, it is necessary to limit, and it is better to completely exclude the use of fatty foods, which are predominantly carcinogenic, including milk and butter.

Traditional medicine. The main efforts of this home technique are aimed at removing inflammatory processes in the prostate gland, increasing the elasticity of e vessels and reducing testosterone levels. Excessive content of this hormone in the blood often provokes oncological consequences.

The list of remedies that prevent the development of these pathologies includes:

• Decoctions and tinctures of chamomile, bitter wormwood; also helps plantain, mint, nettle;
• Compresses from toxic mushrooms and plants; chaga, fly agaric, hemlock are especially effective;
• Elasticity of the walls of blood vessels is increased by hazelnuts, pumpkin and lin in seeds;
• Bee venom, propolis and MD, which have a strong anti-inflammatory and tonic properties.

The drug method tends to reduce PSA with a concentrated pharmacological effect. In old age, it brings the greatest effect. Among the corresponding group of drugs stand out:

• 5-alpha reductase inhibitors - inhibitors that lower the level of antigen and at the same time reduce the size of adenoma in the prostate (Finasteride, Dutasteride);
• Diuretics (Thiazide);
• Statins, lowering cholesterol levels (rosuvastatin, simvastatin).

Conclusion

70 years for a man is quite an old age, but far from the limit. Many of its representatives are not alien even to sexual addictions of younger years of life. The prostate gland still plays a very important role in this respect. You should monitor your health regularly, in addition to the usual functions, taking into account the risks of side pathologies, including cancer.

A malignant tumor of the prostate that has metastasized is essentially a death sentence. In order to avoid such a fate, preventive examinations should not be avoided. The slightest suspicion of a malfunction in the genitourinary system is in itself a reason for a visit to the doctor.

The PSA level at any given moment shows how close or far from normal you are. The sooner you find out that something is wrong in the body, the greater the likelihood of a favorable outcome.