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What is a Gleason Score and Why Do I Care
Let’s begin with the ten-dollar question posed above. If you do not have Prostate cancer, then you do not care because you will not have a Gleason Score. On the other hand, heaven forbid, if…
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What Happens When you get an “Abnormal” PSA Test Result
This is a disturbing and interesting topic. Remember there is no such thing as a normal PSA score or test result! With that said, one should ask, “If there is no such thing as normal,…
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From Where Does the Standard for “Normal” Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Derive
Prostate Specific Antigen (shortened to PSA going forward in this discussion) is not cancer specific. It is a protein excreted from the normal, cancerous or benign Prostate. The logical question then is: How much PSA…
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Don’t Ignore Your Prostate
In 2024 about 299,010 men will be diagnosed with Prostate cancer and 35,250 men will die from Prostate cancer in the US (American Cancer Society, http://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/Prostate-cancer/about/key-statistics.html) Further, during your lifetime 1 in 8 of you…
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After the Original PSA Test Approvals, Where Do We Go Next?
We have explored the first 2 PSA Test FDA Approvals, as difficult as it may be to understand how they got an approval. But they did and here we are. It seems the next logical…
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The Second FDA approved PSA Test
Hybritech was determined to get its PSA test approved by the FDA for expanded uses; rather than continuing to have physicians to use the test “off label.” Remember the first Hybritech (Tandem R PSA test…
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Catching Up for Instagram and Facebook
I have now tied my Facebook and Instagram accounts to this blog. My hope was to be able to create simple posts and put them on Instagram. Unfortunately it appears everything needs to be tied…
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How Did the First Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Test get FDA Approval
For medical devices (Class I and II), to gain FDA approval, the device must be deemed SAFE and EFFECTIVE. This is done via a 510(K)-approval process, designed to show the device has a “substantial equivalence”…
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Dr. Richard J Ablin (1940-2023)
Dr. Richard Ablin was the person that discovered an antigen specific to the Prostate in 1970. His discovery had nothing to do with cancer, simply an antigen specific to the Prostate. His original name for…
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Why This Site and Blog??
This site is needed for all men. We will try and help guide you through the issues of men’s health, especially Prostate related issues. It can be overwhelming and very misunderstood. Kind of a boring…
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Boosting Testosterone Naturally for Improved Prostate Health
Testosterone, the hormone responsible for male characteristics, can have a significant effect on prostate health. Low testosterone levels are linked to a host of problems, including a possible increase in the risk of prostate diseases.…