“What is a normal range for PSA?”

For a 45-year-old individual PSA > 2.5ng/dL (Normal from 06 to 0.7 ng/dL. Elevated PSA levels can indicate the appearance of cancer; however, non-cancerous conditions can cause elevation of PSA such as (benign prostatic hypertrophy BPH), and infections. For men in their 40 – 50 with PSA score greater than 2.5 ng/dL; normal range 0.6 and 0.7ng/d; men in their 60s with PSA score greater than 4.0 ng/dL normal range 1.0 and 1.5ng/dL Abnormal PSA is considered abnormal is you PSA rises more than 0.35ng/dL in a year

Usually it should not be higher than 4.

RB Thomas, MD

“ Age-specific reference ranges — In men without prostate cancer, serum PSA reflects the amount of glandular epithelium, which in turn reflects prostate size. Thus, as prostate size increases with increasing age, the PSA concentration also rises; it increases at a faster rate in older adult men [9]. In one study of 471 men, the serum PSA concentration increased by approximately 3.2 percent (0.04 ng/mL) per year for a healthy 60-year-old [10]. As a result, different normal reference ranges may be appropriate based upon a man's age [11,12]:

●40 to 49 years – 0 to 2.5 ng/mL
●50 to 59 years – 0 to 3.5 ng/mL
●60 to 69 years – 0 to 4.5 ng/mL
●70 to 79 years – 0 to 6.5 ng/mL
These age-specific reference ranges have been proposed as a means of improving specificity and positive predictive value of the serum PSA in screening for prostate cancer.”