Benign causes for an elevated PSA

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Acute prostatitis

Subclinical inflammation

Prostate biopsy

Cystoscopy

TURP

Urinary retention

Ejaculation

Perineal trauma

Prostatic infarction

PSA: prostate-specific antigen; TURP: transurethral resection of the prostate.

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