Prostate (PSA) Home Test Kit by Mirates from £15.36

Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Home Test. This test can give you an idea of the state of the prostate gland and since, only men have prostate glands, it is only useful as a guide for men’s health. The prostate gland influences a man's ability to urinate and can also affect his sexual activity. If you have been experiencing some difficulty or pain when passing urine, this test can act as a useful first step in identifying, whether your symptoms are due to problems with the prostate and enables you to monitor the problem with future checks.Prostate (PSA) Home Test Kit

This test has been designed so that you can identify if you have P.S.A. (Prostate Specific Antigen) present in your blood. P.S.A. is a chemical that appears in your bloodstream in higher concentrations when the gland is enlarged or cancerous.

The prostate home test simply requires a few drops of blood and within minutes should give you an accurate reading. Test Contains......…
* 1 white test cassette
* 1 disposable droper
* 1 silica gel (desiccant)
* 1 buffer
* 1 orange finger pricker
* 1 band-aid
* 1 intructions for use

Ingredients: 

Things to take in notice

Determining the PSA level is not the same as testing for prostate cancer. PSA may also be elevated in prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate) or in benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate). For men considering a test for the determination of prostate cancer it is good to know that early detection has both advantages and disadvantages.

The following information might be of assistance with your decision to detect prostate cancer in an early stage. If you need additional assistance or if you have any questions, we would advice you to discuss this with your general practitioner or urologist.

Advantages of early detection of prostate cancer through PSA determination:

  • When symptoms occur, caused by prostate cancer, in 70% of the cases cancer may be progressed so far that it can not be cured completely;
  • Without early detection there are only few patients in which prostate cancer is detected in a treatable stage;
  • Determination of PSA enhances the possibilities to detect prostate cancer, and additionally other prostate diseases in an early stage;
  • The results of scientifical studies on the usefulness of large scale PSA screening will be available over many years. For those who would not like to wait for these results, the home test provides a good alternative;
  • Men with at least one first degree relative with prostate cancer are at higher risk. They will have extra benefit with the possibility to detect a elevated level of PSA in an early stage.

Disadvantages of early detection of prostate cancer through PSA determination:

  • It has not been proven that early detection of prostate cancer decreases the mortality of the disease;
  • Opinions of doctors differ on advising people to detect prostate cancer early;
  • Supplementary diagnostic examination (echo, biopsy) may be psychologically and physically aggravating. Additionally, possible treatment may have serious complications in several cases (e.g. incontinence and impotence);
  • Currently, it is impossible to differentiate between aggressive and non-aggressive prostate tumours.

Nutritional: A prostate test is useful for

The MiraTes Prostate (PSA) Home Test is especially convenient for men between 45 and 60 years. In this age category, PSA levels above 4 ng/mL are always reason for further examination. Moreover, testing can be useful in one or more of the following situations:
urinary tract complaints
periodically testing PSA may be useful in order to detect possible diseases as soon as possible for men between 45 and 70 years
for men with increased risk (African origin or history of prostate cancer in the family) periodically testing PSA may already be useful from the age of 40 years
Men older than 60 to 70 years often have elevated PSA levels above 4 ng/mL without abnormalities of the prostate. In this age category PSA levels above 10 ng/mL are always cause for further examination

Directions: A drop of blood is placed in the test device and a test solution added. Results are ready in 10 minutes. Full instructions are in the enclosed leaflet along with directions of how to read the test results. Pack includes - 1 test device and dropper, 1 vial of test solution, 1 alcohol swab, 2 finger prick devices, full instruction leaflet.

Health Brand: Mirates, Shelf: Home Test Kits, Room: Self Hypnosis, Magnetic Therapy, Home Tests, Health Category: Home test Kit

 
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