PSA (Prostate Screen) $25.99

About Our Home Prostate Screening Test:

Our Serum Separator Collection Card is a revolutionary new way to collect, store, and transport micro-sample blood specimens for laboratory analysis. It supersedes all previous collection methods in its ease of use and accuracy. Complicated instructions and difficult procedures are now a thing of the past. Specimen drops no longer have to be specifically separated and accurately deposited, but are, instead, actually layered one upon another. There is no guesswork as to whether a specimen has been properly collected.

The secret to this patent pending device lies in its special blood transport method that actually separates the blood serum from the red blood cells right on the card. This is the same process that occurs when a tube of blood is "spun down" in a centrifuge before processing. (Most laboratory tests are performed on the serum only, and it must be separated from the red cells for analysis.) Because the serum is already isolated when the sample reaches the laboratory, complicated and time consuming extraction procedures are no longer necessary. Consequently, test results are reported much more rapidly.

No longer do patients have to visit their physician's office in order to get a PSA Test. Using our Collection Card, customers can now collect a small blood sample from the convenience of their home, send the sample directly to our CLIA certified laboratory for processing, and have their test results mailed directly to them in just days. Our product is used by health screeners all over the country, and now it is available directly to you, so you can stay one step ahead of your health!

Blood Test at Home will mail you everything you need in order to collect your sample. Our collection kit comes with the following items:

* One Collection Card
* Two Lancets
* Detailed Instruction Manual
* One alcohol prep
* Gauze
* One band aid
* Pre-paid return envelope

***Laboratory report and shipping included in the price of our kit***

Tell me more about the PSA (Prostate Screen) Test:

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a substance produced by the prostate gland. Elevated PSA levels may indicate prostate cancer or a noncancerous condition such as prostatitis or an enlarged prostate.

Most men have PSA levels under four (ng/mL) and this has traditionally been used as the cutoff for concern about risk of prostate cancer. Men with prostate cancer often have PSA levels higher than four, although cancer is a possibility at any PSA level. According to published reports, men who have a prostate gland that feels normal on examination and a PSA less than four have a 15% chance of having prostate cancer. Those with a PSA between four and 10 have a 25% chance of having prostate cancer and if the PSA is higher than 10, the risk increases to 67%.

In the past, most experts viewed PSA levels less than 4 ng/mL as normal. Due to the findings from more recent studies, some recommend lowering the cutoff levels that determine if a PSA value is normal or elevated. Some researchers encourage using less than 2.5 or 3 ng/mL as a cutoff for normal values, particularly in younger patients. Younger patients tend to have smaller prostates and lower PSA values, so any elevation of the PSA in younger men above 2.5 ng/mL is a cause for concern.

Just as important as the PSA number is the trend of that number (whether it is going up, how quickly, and over what period of time). It is important to understand that the PSA test is not perfect. Most men with elevated PSA levels have noncancerous prostate enlargement, which is a normal part of aging. Conversely, low levels of PSA in the bloodstream do not rule out the possibility of prostate cancer. However, most cases of early prostate cancer are found by a PSA blood test.

When Should I Have My PSA Levels Tested?

PSA blood tests and digital rectal exams should be done every year for men beginning at age 50, and earlier (age 40) for African American men and men with a family history of prostate cancer.

If your doctor is concerned that you might have prostate cancer based on either your PSA level or a rectal exam, a biopsy (a lab testing of a small amount of tissue from the prostate) will be this next step. This is the only way to positively identify the presence of cancer.

What Does an Elevated PSA Level Mean?

Elevated PSA levels may indicate prostate cancer or a noncancerous condition such as prostatitis or an enlarged prostate.

Your PSA level can also be affected by other factors:

Age. Your PSA will normally go up slowly as you age, even if you have no prostate problems.

Medications. Some medicines may affect blood PSA levels. Tell your healthcare provider if you are taking finasteride (Proscar or Propecia) or dutasteride (Avodart). These drugs may falsely lower PSA levels typically by half of what it would normally be.

If your PSA level is high, your doctor may recommend that you get a prostate biopsy to determine if you have cancer.

Source: WebMD