Lɛ wi chɛk di wɛlbɔdi na yu prɔstat gland. Ɔltin bɔt di PSA tɛst!

Yu dɔn ɛva yɛri bɔt dis PSA tɛst? Sɔntɛm yu dɔktɔ dɔn tɛl yu bɔt am, ɔ sɔntɛm yu dɔn yɛri frɔm yu padi. Dis na rili impɔtant tɛst fɔ wi man dɛn. Bɔku pipul dɛn nɔ no bɔku tin bɔt am. So, lɛ wi tɔk bɔt am tide insay wan simpul we we yu go ɔndastand? Natin nɔ de fɔ fred, di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ no.

Wetin na PSA tɛst?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, PSA na abbrevieshɔn fɔ Prostate-Specific Antigen. Na spɛshal prɔtin we de na yu bɔdi. Bɔt i nɔ de ɔlsay. Na yu prɔstat gland de mek am. dis gland de fכnshכn pan man dεm nכmכ, εn i de jכs dכn di blad.

dis protin we dεn kכl PSA na di prכstat tisu we hεlty, εn di prכstat kεnsar sεl dεm de mek am. Bɔt di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na dat if prɔstat kansa de, bɔku tɛm dis PSA lɛvɛl kin mek dɛn bɔku pas aw i kin bi.

So, di PSA tɛst na simpul blɔd tɛst we de mɛzhɔ ɔmɔs pan dis PSA protin de na yu blɔd. Dis kin ɛp yu fɔ si if yu PSA lɛvɛl dɔn go ɔp. Dɔktɔ dɛn kin du dis tɛst fɔ ɛp fɔ no di prɔstat kansa kwik kwik wan. Bikɔs if dɛn no se kansa kwik kwik wan, i go mɔs bi se dɛn go trit am ɛn mɛn am.

Di dɔktɔ go ɔltɛm du dijital rɛktal ɛgzam (DRE) wit di PSA tɛst. Dis na we di dɔktɔ de chɛk di prɔstat gland wit wan finga we gɛt glɔv tru di an. Dis kin no bak ɛni lumps ɔ chenj na di prɔstat gland.

Wetin na di rayt PSA lɛvɛl fɔ yu ej?

Fɔ tru, nɔto ɔlman in PSA lɛvɛl na di sem. I kin chenj as yu de ol. As yu de ol, i nɔmal fɔ mek yu PSA lɛvɛl go ɔp smɔl smɔl, ivin if yu nɔ gɛt prɔstat kansa ɔ ɛni ɔda prɔblɛm. Bɔt if yu PSA lɛvɛl pas aw yu bin de tink, i kin bi smɔl tin fɔ sho se yu kin gɛt prɔstat kansa. Bɔt i nɔ min se na kansa, nɔto so?

Dɔktɔ dɛn kin mɛzhɔ di PSA lɛvɛl insay yunit dɛn we dɛn kɔl nanogram pan wan mililita blɔd (ng/ml).

Ustɛm dɛn kin du PSA tɛst?

Dis PSA tɛst na rili wan tɛst we rili kɔmɔn. If yu gɛt prɔstat, bɔku dɔktɔ dɛn kin se yu fɔ du dis tɛst ɛvri tu to tri ia, ɛn bigin we yu ol 50 ia.

Imajin se yu PSA tɛst rizɔlt nɔ nɔmal smɔl. So di dɔktɔ se, "Lɛ wi tek tɛm luk dis." Dɔn i kin tɛl yu fɔ du di PSA tɛst ɛn ɔda tɛst dɛn ɛvri 6 mɔnt, ɔ wan tɛm insay di ia.

Bɔt if yu gɛt ay risk fɔ gɛt prɔstat kansa, yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu fɔ du PSA tɛst ɔltɛm we yu bigin arawnd 40-45 ia. Yu kin gɛt mɔ risk fɔ dɛn rizin ya:

• If pɔsin na yu famili, dat na, yu papa, yu brɔda, ɔ at le tu fɔs digri fambul dɛn, dɔn gɛt prɔstat kansa.
• If yu na blak pɔsin. (Sɔm stɔdi dɔn sho dis, bɔt i nɔ kɔmɔn fɔ ɔlman, i bɛtɛ fɔ go to dɔktɔ.)

Dɔn bak, if yu dɔn gɛt prɔstat kansa, dɔktɔ dɛn kin yuz di PSA tɛst fɔ si aw yu tritmɛnt de wok fayn ɛn fɔ chɛk if di kansa dɔn kam bak.

Tin dɛm wae yu fɔ no bifo yu du PSA tɛst

Bifo yu du PSA tɛst, yu fɔ rili tɛl yu dɔktɔ dɛn tin ya:

• If yu de tek mɛrɛsin fɔ wan sik we dɛn kɔl Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), fɔ ɛgzampul, Finasteride (Proscar®) ɔ Dutasteride (Avodart®).
• If yu de tek mɛrɛsin lɛk `(Finasteride (Propecia®))` fɔ mek yu ia lɔs.
• If yu dɔn gɛt ɔpreshɔn fɔ BPH, fɔ ɛgzampul, Transurethral Resection (TUR).
• If yu jɔs dɔn gɛt prɔstat bayɔpsi, dat na, insay di las 6 wik.
• If yu jɔs dɔn yuz urinary catheter ɔ yu dɔn du ɛni ɔda tin we go afɛkt yu urinary system.
• If yu gɛt wan sik we de afɛkt yu liva, lɛk sirosis na di liva, sistik fibrosis, ɔ epataytis C.
• If yu gɛt urinary tract infection (UTI) naw, ɔ yu dɔn gɛt wan insay di las tri mɔnt.

Dɛn mɛrɛsin ɛn di we aw dɛn kin du tin kin afɛkt yu PSA lɛvɛl, we kin mek i nɔ izi fɔ yu dɔktɔ fɔ mɛzhɔ yu PSA lɛvɛl kɔrɛkt wan.

So, yu dɔktɔ go gi yu sɔm instrɔkshɔn dɛn sɔm dez bifo di tɛst fɔ ɛp yu fɔ gɛt di kɔrɛkt rizɔlt. Dɛn instrɔkshɔn ya kin bi:

• Nɔ du ɛnitin fɔ du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs fɔ 48 awa bifo yu du yu PSA tɛst. Dis inklud fɔ ple wit yu bɔdi. we yu ejakulεshכn kin mek yu PSA lεvεl go כp fכ sכm tεm.
• Nɔ du ɛksɛsayz fɔ 48 awa bifo yu du PSA tɛst. Fɔ ɛksesaiz tranga wan, mɔ fɔ baysikul, kin mek yu PSA lɛvɛl go ɔp fɔ sɔm tɛm.

Wetin kin apin we dɛn du PSA tɛst?

I rili simpul. Di PSA tɛst jɔs tan lɛk di blɔd tɛst we dɛn kin du ɔltɛm. Na dis na wetin pɔsin we de kia fɔ wɛlbɔdi biznɛs kin du:

• Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin pik wan vein na yu an ɛn klin di skin we de na da say de wit wan antiseptik.
• Dɔn, dɛn kin yuz wan tint nidul fɔ pul smɔl blɔd na di vein.
• Fɔ dɔn, dɛn kin sɛn da blɔd sɛmpul de na di lɛb fɔ mek dɛn go analayz am.

Aw lɔng di PSA tɛst kin tek?

Di blɔd we dɛn kin pul kin tek sɔm minit nɔmɔ. Afta dat, di dɔktɔ dɛn kin aks yu fɔ rɛst fɔ sɔm minit mɔ bifo yu grap ɛn go.

Wetin kin apin afta di tɛst?

Afta dɛn dɔn pul di nidul, dɛn kin put klin kɔtɔn ɔ goz oba di say fɔ ɛp fɔ stɔp di blɔd. Dɔn dɛn kin put smɔl bandej pan am.

• Yu fɔ kip da bandej de fɔ sɔm awa, ɛn nɔ mek i wet.
• Drink bɔku wata afta yu dɔn gi blɔd.
• Dɔn bak, nɔ du ɛksasaiz fɔ sɔm awa afta yu dɔn tɛst yu blɔd, bikɔs we yu du ɛksɛsayz afta yu dɔn gi yu blɔd, dat kin mek yu gɛt dɛn tin ya mɔ:
• Taya
• Diziz we pɔsin kin gɛt
• Fɔ mek pɔsin nɔ ebul fɔ du natin
• Nɔs ɛn vɔmit
• Blɔd we de kɔmɔt
• Brus dɛn we de na di bɔdi

Ɛni risk de fɔ di PSA tɛst?

Sɔm smɔl smɔl risk ɔ kɔmplikeshɔn dɛn de we gɛt fɔ du wit di PSA tɛst. Chek out:

• Apat frɔm prɔstat kansa, ɔda tin dɛn kin mek di PSA lɛvɛl go ɔp. fכ egzampl, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatitis, εn urinary tract infεkshכn (UTIs). Sɔntɛnde dis kin mek pɔsin wɔri we nɔ nid fɔ wɔri ɛn nid fɔ du ɔda tɛst dɛn.
• Sɔm kayn prɔstat kansa nɔ kin mek di PSA lɛvɛl go ɔp. Dis min se ivin if yu PSA tɛst sho se yu lɛvɛl nɔmal, yu kin stil gɛt kansa (pan ɔl we dis nɔ kin rili apin).
• Yu kin fil nɔs, diziz, ɔ taya we yu de pul di blɔd ɔ afta yu dɔn pul am.
• Sɔm pen ɔ brus kin de na di say we di nidul de fɔ sɔm dez.

Wetin na di rizulyt dɛn we yu kin gɛt? Ɛn wetin dɛn min?

As wi bin dɔn tɔk bifo tɛm, di PSA lɛvɛl kin difrɛn difrɛn wan bay yu ej. If yu PSA lɛvɛl ay pas aw dɛn bin de ɛkspɛkt fɔ yu ej grup, i nɔ min se yu gɛt prɔstat kansa. Bɔt i kin sho se di prɔblɛm dɔn go ɔp smɔl. If na so i bi, yu dɔktɔ go tɛl yu fɔ du sɔm ɔda tɛst dɛn. Dɛn tin ya kin bi:

• Imej tɛst: MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) ɔ Transrectal Ultrasound kin tek ditayla pikchɔ dɛn fɔ yu prɔstat. If dɛn fɛn ɛni say we yu nɔ biliv, yu dɔktɔ kin ɔda fɔ mek dɛn tek am bayɔpsi.
• Prostate Biopsy: Dis na we yu dɔktɔ tek smɔl smɔl tisu frɔm yu prɔstat ɛn tɛst am fɔ si if i gɛt kansa sɛl. Dis na di wangren we fɔ no fɔ tru if yu gɛt prɔstat kansa ɛn no di stej we i gɛt.

Aw lɔŋ i kin tek fɔ gɛt di rizɔlt fɔ di PSA tɛst?

KinYu fɔ gɛt yu PSA tɛst rizɔlt insay wan wik . Yu dɔktɔ kin kɔl yu ɛn aks yu fɔ mek apɔntinmɛnt fɔ tɔk bɔt di rizɔlt.

Us PSA lɛvɛl de sho se pɔsin gɛt kansa?

If PSA lɛvɛl go ɔp, dat nɔ min se yu gɛt prɔstat kansa. Nɔr patikyula PSA lɛvɛl nɔr de wae kin tɛl yu if yu gɛt kansa ɔr nɔr gɛt kansa. Di wangren we fɔ no fɔ tru if yu gɛt prɔstat kansa na fɔ gɛt prɔstat bayɔpsi.

Bɔt, dis de:

• If yu PSA lɛvɛl de bitwin 4 ɛn 10 (ng/ml) , yu gɛt pas 25% chans fɔ gɛt prɔstat kansa.
• If yu PSA lɛvɛl pas 10 (ng/ml) , yu gɛt pas 50% chans fɔ gɛt prɔstat kansa.

If yu PSA lɛvɛl de na dɛn rɛnj ya, i rili impɔtant fɔ tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt prɔstat bayɔpsi.

Ustɛm fɔ go to dɔktɔ

Tɔk to dɔktɔ bɔt PSA tɛst if yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn sik ya:

• If yu gɛt prɔstat ɛn yu ol 50 ia ɔ pas dat (sɔm kɔmɛnt dɛn se afta 45 ia).
• If yu de pan risk fɔ gɛt prɔstat kansa. (Yu risk kin pasmak if pɔrsin na yu famili dɔn gɛt prɔstat kansa, ɔr if yu blak. Tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt dis).
• If yu gɛt sayn dɛn fɔ prɔstat kansa.

Us PSA lɛvɛl yu fɔ pe atɛnshɔn to?

jεnarali, if PSA lεvεl pas 10 ng/ml de sho se i gεt hכy risk fכ prכstat kεnsar. Bɔt ivin if yu gɛt smɔl lɛvul, yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu fɔ du mɔ tɛst bay ɔda tin dɛn.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ stej 1 prɔstat kansa?

Bɔrku tɛm, prɔstat kansa nɔr kin sho ɛni sayn we i bigin. Na dat mek tɛst lɛk di PSA tɛst impɔtant so.

Wonin sayn dɛm fɔ prɔstat kansa

As prɔstat kansa de go bifo, yu kin gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn lɛk dis:

• Di chenj we de apin na di urinary: Dis kin bi se yu nɔ de pis, yu de wik we yu de pis, yu de fil pen ɔ yu de bɔn we yu de pis (dysuria), ɛn yu nid fɔ pis bɔku tɛm (espɛshali na nɛt).
• Pen na di bɛlɛ we de dɔŋ, di hip, ɔ di chɛst: Dis kin min se prɔstat kansa dɔn go ɔda pat dɛn na di bɔdi.
• Blɔd we de na di urine ɔ di simen: Prɔstat kansa kin afɛkt sɔm pat dɛn na di urinary ɛn riprodaktiv sistɛm, we kin mek blɔd de insay di urine (hematuria) ɔ blɔd insay di semen (hematospermia).
• Bon pen: We kansa dɔn skata (advanced prostate cancer), i kin spre to di bon dɛm ɛn mek yu fil pen.
• We yu nɔr ɛksplen to yu wet: If yu nɔr de tray tranga wan, dat kin bi sayn fɔ gɛt kansa.
• Erectile dysfunction ɛn pen we yu de ejaculation (Dysorgasmia ɔ Orgasmalgia): Prɔstat kansa kin mek i nɔ izi fɔ gɛt ɛn kɔntinyu fɔ erection we yu de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs. I kin mek yu fil pen bak we yu de bɔn pikin.

Aw a go ebul fɔ put mi PSA lɛvɛl dɔŋ kwik kwik wan?

No surefire way nɔr de fɔ low yu PSA levels. Bɔt sɔm risach dɔn sho se if yu mek sɔm chenj dɛn na yu layf ɛn it, dat kin ɛp fɔ mek yu PSA lɛvɛl go dɔŋ. Na sɔm advays dɛn ya:

• It mɔ it dɛn we gɛt laykopin: Laykopin na kemikal we de gi sɔm frut ɛn vɛjitebul dɛn pink ɔ rɛd kɔlɔ. Dɛn tink se i gɛt tin dɛn fɔ fɛt kansa. Tomato (espɛshali tomato we dɛn kuk), watamɛlɔn, aprikɔt, rɛd grep, ɛn pink guava gɛt bɔku laykopin.
• Tink bɔt aw fɔ it tin dɛn we dɛn mek wit plant: If yu it bɔku bɔku vɛjitebul, frut, ɛn ligɛm, dat kin mek yu ebul fɔ fɛt di sik ɛn mek di kansa sɛl dɛn nɔ gro.
• Tek Vitamin D: Vitamin D de ɛp fɔ bil ɛn kɔntinyu fɔ gɛt strɔng bon dɛn, ɛn i de mek di imyun sistɛm strɔng bak. Yu bɔdi de mek vaytamɛn D we yu de na di san na mɔnin. Fɔ it lɛk fish we gɛt ɔyl, milk we gɛt fɔt, milk we dɛn mek wit plant, ɔrɛnj jus, siriɔs, ɛn ɔtmil gɛt vaytamɛn D. Yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu bak fɔ tek vaytamɛn D sɔpɔtmɛnt.
• Inkrisayz fyzikal aktiviti: If yu du mɔdaret to strɔng ɛksɛsayz kin ɛp fɔ mek yu PSA lɛvɛl go dɔŋ. Dis inklud fɔ waka ɛvride, fɔ jok, fɔ es wet, ɛn fɔ spɔt fɔ ɛnjɔy yusɛf.

Nɔn pan dɛn tin ya nɔ gɛt 100% garanti fɔ lɛ di PSA lɛvɛl go dɔŋ, bɔt dɛn kin bɛnifit fɔ ɔl di wɛlbɔdi. I fayn fɔ go to dɔktɔ bifo yu chenj ɛnitin we yu de it ɔ bigin fɔ du ɛksɛsayz.

Di impɔtant tin dɛn we yu nid fɔ mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

di prכstat-spεsifi k antijen (PSA) tεst na valyu tin fכ ases di hεlth fכ yu prכstat. I fayn fɔ gɛt PSA tɛst ɔltɛm wans yu dɔn ol 50 ia (ɔ 40-45 if yu gɛt risk factors). Bɔt if yu gɛt wan sik we de mek yu gɛt bɔku prɔblɛm, tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt fɔ du PSA tɛst bifo tɛm. Fɔ mek yu gɛt di kɔrɛkt rizɔlt, fala yu dɔktɔ in instrɔkshɔn dɛn gud gud wan bifo yu du di tɛst. If yu gɛt ɛni kwɛstyɔn bɔt dis, yu dɔktɔ de fɔ ansa am.

Nɔ fred, di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ no. If yu no am kwik kwik wan, dat kin mek big difrɛns!

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