I’ve been getting PSA tests for some thirty plus years now and strongly recommend them as a routine medical test. My numbers gradually increased as I aged. However, about a decade ago they started accelerating. This triggered biopsies, and cancer was found. It’s now been excised. Had my long history of slowly rising PSA been unknown, a single number at age 65 would not have triggered any biopsies.
My first testing was done as part of company physicals. I did some after I retired at a private lab, and they cost only fifty bucks, including the prescription. It was well worth the cost.
I have been having the test for about 20 years. A few years ago, my PCP told me my test result showed a spike, so she recommended me to a urologist. The spike was still in the normal range, but she thought it should be looked at closely. The urologist did the test again, and I was back to my earlier level. I have been seeing him annually ever since. Another benefit of going to the urologist is that he started treating me for BPH. I am on two medications for that, and my prostate has definitely gotten smaller. It took over a year for me to notice, but my trips to the bathroom have been much less frequent.
On Saturdays, I usually run errands, like going to the grocery store, Petsmart, Costco or Sam's, Lowes. Before taking Finasteride, I would have had to stop at the restroom of one or more of those establishments. Now I don't have to go at all and it can wait until I get back home hours later.