The program is an outgrowth of the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA), which requires health care providers to report: Any event listed by the vaccine manufacturer as a contraindication to subsequent doses of the vaccine.
1 Men in the range of 60 to 69 years have normal PSA levels that are less than 4.5 ng/mL. 2  Men over the age of 70 years have normal PSA levels that are less than 6.5 ng/mL. 3  It is also important to note that the normal ranges of PSA results may vary from one laboratory to another.
The use of age-specific PSA ranges for the detection of prostate cancer is helpful to avoid unnecessary investigations in older men with larger prostate glands. Not all studies have agreed that this is better than simply using a level of 4.0 ng/mL as the highest normal value.