More and more doctors are becoming aware that when their patients are using Propecia the anti baldness drug their Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) readings will be affected. PSA readings are used by doctors to see if a patient could have cancer of the prostate gland, but the Propecia drug artificially reduces these readings to levels that may make a man with the cancer get a reading that appears to be OK. This is obviously very dangerous and Ukmedix feels that more must be done to warn doctors of this problem.

It is probable that the vast majority of doctors know about the Propecia PSA lowering effect but unless your doctor knows that you are using the Propecia he will not be able to adjust the PSA readings accordingly.

So the message is clear…. Tell your doctor if you are using Propecia even if you reckon that it is not important for him to know. Some men are embarrassed about their hair loss and so they get a prescription for Propecia from some other doctor than their usual doctor and thus a confusion regarding PSA readings can arise. It could be that your doctor will be doing a routine check up on you and will not tell you that he is checking your PSA blood level readings and thus this is where the fact that you haven’t told him about the Propecia could be dangerous. Doctors are used to people who have embarrassing conditions and you really should not worry about telling your doctor about any medical problem or medicine use at all.

The basic rule for men using Propecia is that the PSA readings should really be doubled to get an accurate reading of the situation. A high PSA reading only means that there is a likelihood of prostrate cancer and further testing will then be needed to confirm it. Those men who use Propecia may slip through the net so you must tell your doctor is you are using this anti baldness medicine.