Originally Posted by
restlessswind
So my PSA is very high. Anyone have this and try recumbent bikes? My urologist says bike saddle shouldn't be a problem, but I think she may not be correct in that assessment. Anyone else have enlarged prostate and rectify it with a recliner bike?.
Elevated PSA is not in itself a problem, and can happen even in the absence of prostate cancer. PSA is considered a screening test for prostate cancer, not a diagnostic test. Elevated PSA can suggest that further testing is warranted, i.e. prostate biopsy, the definitive diagnostic test for prostate cancer. A single elevated PSA level is not necessarily a concern, but repeated elevated and/or increasing PSA levels can be. I had an elevated PSA when it was done during the biking season. A later off season test showed normal PSA. I now take care to avoid activities that might misleadingly increase my PSA in the days prior to the lab work.