PSA Less than 0.01 - Next Steps, Testosterone After Hormone Therapy | Answering YouTube Comments #58

Alex asks Dr. Scholz about a patient from our YouTube comments who has a PSA of 0.28 while on hormone therapy after radiation, and answers his question whether or not he should get a PSMA PET scan.

0:09 Is a PSA of 0.023 considered undetectable? Is it safe for me to consider testosterone replacement therapy?

3:43 How long does it take for testosterone to come back after stopping hormone therapy, and does a second-generation hormone therapy like Zytiga affect that?

4:38 I am 72 years old with a Gleason 8 prostate cancer. I had IMRT and have been on hormone therapy. My PSA is currently 0.28; should I get a PSMA PET scan?

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