Yintoni Okufanele Uyazi Ngovavanyo lwePSA?
Uvavanyo lwe-PSA (i-prostate test antigen ) lusetyenziswa kwihlabathi lonke njengesixhobo sokujonga umhlaza wesibeletho .
Ziziphi izinto ezibalulekileyo eziyaziyo malunga novavanyo lwe-PSA?
Yintoni i-Antisteni ekhethekileyo?
Iprojekte ethile ye-antigen yiprotheyini eyenziwa ngama- prostate cells . Ingabonwa ngamanqanaba aphantsi kwamadoda onke ubudala, kodwa iyanda xa iprotrate ikwandisa okanye iqhuma.
Le prothini ibizwa ngokuba yi-prostate ethile ye- antigen ngoba yenziwa ngokuthe ngqo yile prostate. Kwiimeko ezinqabileyo, nazo zinokuveliswa kwezinye izicubu (ezifana nezicubu zesifuba), kodwa ininzi ye-PSA ivela kwi-prostate.
Uphi uvavanyo lwePSA?
Uvavanyo lwe-PSA yindlela yokuba ugqirha wakho alinganise inani le-PSA ekhoyo egazini lakho. Isampuli encinci yegazi ithathwa kwaye yithunyelwa kwibhabhi yokuhlalutya. Inqanaba le-PSA libikwa kwakhona kumgqirha onokuzihlalutya iziphumo.
Xa Ufanele Ufumane I-PSA Test?
Inani leendidi zamadoda kufuneka lifumane uvavanyo lwe-PSA (kunye noviwo lwe-digital rectal (DRE) . Kufuneka uqhagamshelane nogqirha wakho kwaye ucwangcise ukuvavanywa kwezi zizathu zilandelayo:
- Ukuba unayo nayiphi na impawu eziqhelekileyo zomhlaza wesibeletho .
- Ukuba uneminyaka engama-50 okanye ngaphaya kokungakhathaliseki ukuba unempawu. Kufuneka uqhubeke nokuvavanya ngonyaka.
- Ukuba uneminyaka engama-40 okanye ngaphezulu kwaye unemingcipheko enkulu yomdlavuza wesibeletho njenge-African American okanye unenkqubela yengxaki yomhlaza wesibeletho. Kufuneka uqhubeke nokuvavanya ngonyaka .
- Ukuba okwangoku naluphi na uhlobo lwenyango yomhlaza wesibeletho . Uvavanyo lwe-PSA yindlela enye apho isifo sakho sigqitywa khona ukuphindaphinda.
Uninzi lwamagqirha avuma ukuba, emva kweminyaka ethile, uvavanyo lwePSA luba luleke kakhulu. Ngokomzekelo, emva kweminyaka engama-75, abaninzi abantu banokudlula kwesinye isifo okanye imeko (ininzi isifo senhliziyo) kunokufa komhlaza wesibeletho. Ngenxa yesi sizathu, ukujonga umdlavuza weprotate awubalulekanga kwaye, ngoko ke, uvavanyo lwe-PSA alubalulekanga nakweli qela lamadoda.
Ingaba i-Prostate Cancer yiyona nto ibonayo yePSA ephezulu?
Umpempi wesibeleko ngowona mnye wezinto ezininzi ezinokubangela i-PSA ephakamileyo. Izizathu eziqhelekileyo ziquka ukuvuvukala kweprotate (prostatitis) okanye ukwandiswa kwe-prostate (BPH) .
Ukufunda okuqhubekayo malunga nezizathu zePSA ephakamileyo iyafumaneka .
Yintoni endiyenzayo ukuba ndiyenze xa i-PSA yam iphakanyisiwe?
Okokuqala, ungakhathazeki. Kukho izimbangela ezininzi ze-PSA ephakamileyo kunye nomhlaza wesifo seprotate akuyona into eqhelekileyo.
Okwesibini, qiniseka ukulandelelana nodokotela wakho. Amanye amadoda abe nexhala ngenxa yeziphumo zabo zokuvavanya ukuba bazame ukuphepha oko bakulindele kuza kuba ziindaba ezimbi ngokukhusela ugqirha wabo. Esi akusisicwangciso esilungileyo. Nangona i-PSA yakho ephakamileyo ibangelwa ngumhlaza wesibeletho, xa unyango lwasemva, umdlavuza wesibeletho uvame ukuphilisa.
Ukuba unesiphakamiso sePSA ephakamileyo, ugqirha wakho uza kwenza uvavanyo lwe- digital rectal (DRE) kwaye unokuyilungisa iimvavanyo ezingaphezulu ukufumanisa ukuba yintoni isizathu siphumo sakho sokuvavanya esiphezulu.
Ulwazi malunga neemvavanyo eziqhelekileyo ezisetyenziselwa ukuxilonga (okanye ukulawula ngaphandle) umhlaza wesifo seprotate uyafumaneka kwakhona.