“What is the best test for prostate health?”

There are many tests. Digital examination test (DRE) is one of the tests that continue to be reliable in term of findings. This means that your Dr. must examine you physically through the rectum to check the prostate gland. During the exam he is looking for nodularity of the gland, if it is soft or hard, painful etc. The most accurate is a prostate biopsy. Prostatic screening episwitch (PSE) blood test is 94% accurate and better than the Prostatic Specific Antigen PSA) test. Magnetic resonance imaging in recommended in some situation to get a better and more detain picture. You need to talk to the Urologist and they will explain it to you. Thank you.

1) Digital rectal exam to assess enlargement or abnormal shape of the gland.
2) Blood test for PSA.

PSA total and free

1. PSA Level
2. Prostate by feel-this is manually performed by a finger examine via the rectum.
3. Evidence of enlarged prostate such as difficulty urinating, pain,etc

PSA

No single test is the "best" test to determine prostate health. A prostate specific antigen (PSA) test is used to screen for prostate cancer. A PSA test that suggests the presence of cancer is followed by a tissue biopsy procedure and the tissue is examined by a pathologist who makes a diagnosis on the biopsied tissue specimen(s). A digital rectal examination detects enlargements in the prostate and can give the examiner clues about causes of enlargement, such a benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or possible cancer, when a hard well-circumscribed nodule (lump) is present. Another test, uroflometry, measures rate of urine flow and helps identify individuals at risk of developing urinary retention.