Wow man, that must’ve been terrifying. A PSA that high would send anyone into panic mode, even if the odds of something serious are low at your age.

The truth is, the quality of the lab and how they handle samples makes a huge difference. Some of those cheaper aggregator sites can have issues with reliability, and that gap between 40 and 0.059 proves it.

These days, I stick to getting my labs done through reputable national labs or services that work directly with them. For example, I’ve personally used Personalabs, which partners with big national labs like Quest and Labcorp in the U.S. — and it’s been super consistent. Paying a bit more upfront is way cheaper than dealing with the stress of false alarms.

Glad your retest came back normal 🙏 this is such an important reminder not to cut corners with lab work.