Prostate Health Test

The prostate antigen (PSA) is secreted by the prostate gland, which is situated in the abdomen under the bladder surrounding part of the urethra and plays an important role in semen production.

The prostate antigen level gives information about the prostate physiological condition. Levels above normal may indicate a range of conditions, including benign hypertrophy, prostatitis or cancer.

A PSA level higher than 4μIU/mL indicates a higher than normal level and the possibility of a health issue.

The test provides results based on a Positive/Higher or Negative/Normal basis. Positive results can then be used to request a secondary test or consult further medical advice.

Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) is a protein produced by the prostate gland, which sits just below the bladder and plays a role in semen production.

Measuring PSA levels can provide useful information about the prostate. Levels can vary naturally and may be affected by factors such as age, prostate enlargement (benign hypertrophy), inflammation (prostatitis), recent activity, or other conditions.

This test provides an indication of whether your PSA level falls inside or outside the expected range. Results are shown as “Normal” or “Higher than expected”. If your result is higher than expected, it should be discussed with a GP, who may recommend further checks or a follow-up blood test.

The PSA Rapid Test Cassette (Whole Blood /Serum /Plasma) is a semi-quantitative, membrane-based immunoassay for the detection of PSA in whole blood, serum or plasma.

The membrane is pre-coated with PSA antibodies on the test line region. During testing, the specimen reacts with the particle coated with an anti-PSA antibody.

The mixture migrates upward on the membrane chromatographically by capillary action to react with anti-PSA antibodies on the membrane and generate a coloured line.

The test result is visualised on the cassette with the appearance of intensity lines:

• Test line (T) intensity weaker than the reference line (R) indicates that the PSA level in the specimen is between 3-10ng/ml (LOW-POSITIVE)
• Test line (T) intensity equal or close to the reference line (R) indicates that the PSA level in the specimen is approximately 10ng/ml (MEDIUM-POSITIVE).
• Test line (T) intensity stronger than the reference line (R) indicates that the PSA level in the specimen is above 10ng/ml (HIGH-POSITIVE).
• As a procedural control, a coloured line will always appear in the control line region (C), indicating that a proper volume of specimen has been added and membrane absorbing has occurred.

What’s included in the Prostate Health Test:

1 x Test cassette
1 x Single-use buffer
1 x Sterile lancet
1 x Instructions
2 x Alcohol pad
1 x Capillary dropper

Note: You will require a method of timing the process.

• Home testing kit has been validated against industry standards with a 100% correlation.
• CE approved sample kit.
• Results do not substantiate a medical diagnosis on their own but may be used by your doctor to help form a diagnosis or request a secondary analytical test.
• It is possible that technical or procedural errors or other interfering substances in the whole blood specimen may cause erroneous results.
• >97% reproducible results.

Important

All information in the reports produced is intended to support nutritional advice to optimise your diet. The results cannot be used to diagnose, treat or cure medical/health conditions.

Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health provider if you have a medical condition and/or medical symptoms. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it.

Prostate cancer represents a big problem worldwide since it can cause death in affected men, and treatment options for prostate cancer can be dangerous and really expensive.

Around 15% of men around the world suffer from prostate cancer. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is produced by prostate glandular and endothelial cells.

It is a single-chain glycoprotein with a molecular weight of approximatly 34 kDa (1). The PSA level in serum of healthy men is between 0.1 ng/mL and 2.6 ng/mL.

It can be elevated in malignant conditions such as prostate cancer and in benign conditions such as benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis.

A PSA level of 3 to 10ng/ml is considered to be in the “grey-zone”, and levels above 10ng/ml are highly indicative of cancer (1) Patients with PSA values between 3-10ng/ml should undergo further analysis of the prostate by biopsy.

The prostate-specific antigen test is the most valuable tool available for the diagnosis of early prostate cancer. Many studies have confirmed that the presence of PSA is the most useful and meaningful tumour marker known for prostate cancer and prostate infection of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) (2).

References

1. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0090429500006373
2. https://europepmc.org/article/MED/8950361

• Same day dispatch on orders placed by midday
• 14-day cancellation period if you change your mind
• Easy-to-use test kit, no need to send sample.