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My Prostate Shrunk 30%... But My PSA Is Still Stuck at 14 Six years ago I started having severe urinary issues. Up 5 times a night to pee drops. Constant urge to pee at night so I was always sleep deprived. Bad urgency during the day especially after a couple coffees. Difficulty starting and stopping etc. At my last ultrasound which was a detailed one I had to make a trip across town to have done my prostate was 62cc in size. My doctor offered Flomax but I refused. I knew about the sexual side effects and I wasn't about to trade one problem for another. So I researched. Started with 50mg zinc citrate daily. Then found a prostate supplement from the pharmacy. Added pumpkin seed oil, then selenium. Then 450mg saw palmetto. I did kegel exercises. I also take a bunch of other supplements like lots of omega-3s to help with my joints. Vitamin D for immune support, magnesium for sleep. And it worked. My prostate shrunk from 62cc down to 43cc. Nearly 30% reduction. My ultrasound proved it. But here's what's driving me crazy... My PSA is still stuck around 14. It dropped from 16.5 but won't budge lower. And I'm still getting up 4-5 times a night. The symptoms are better, but not gone. At 67 I have full male function. I did everything right. My prostate actually shrunk. The ultrasound proved it. But why weren't my PSA levels lowering? That's when I found a research paper that explained everything. Turns out shrinking the prostate isn't enough when there's something ELSE attacking it from the inside. The supplements I was taking do work — they reduce swelling, they block DHT, they support prostate size. That's why my prostate actually shrunk. But they completely ignore the REAL reason the inflammation keeps coming back. The paper explained that your prostate, just like your gut, has its own microbiome — a community of beneficial bacteria that keeps harmful invaders in check. A 2022 study published in the American Journal of Men's Health found that 82% of men with enlarged prostates also suffered from severe microbiome imbalances. 82%. That's not a coincidence. That's a pattern. The paper said men with high PSA despite prostate shrinkage almost always have an unchecked yeast overgrowth problem. That was me exactly. Here's what happens: At some point in your life, you take antibiotics. Maybe for a chest infection. Maybe after dental work. It doesn't matter what for. Antibiotics don't discriminate. They wipe out everything — including the protective bacteria your prostate depends on. And once that defense is gone, fungal invaders — like Candida — move in. A creeping overgrowth that colonizes the inside of your prostate. Inflaming everything it touches. Keeping the inflammation alive no matter how much you shrink the prostate. That's why my PSA was still high even though my prostate had shrunk. PSA measures inflammation. My prostate was smaller, but the yeast overgrowth was still inflaming the tissue from within. High inflammation = high PSA. That's why I was still getting up at night. The yeast was causing constant irritation — no amount of saw palmetto could stop that. The worst part is that if yeast overgrowth is left untreated, the chronic inflammation can lead to permanent damage — recurring UTIs, hormonal imbalances, and eventually surgery. Every month I thought I was "maintaining" was actually a month of the yeast spreading further. I was 6 years into this fight. The research specifically mentioned Reishi Mushroom — a rare medicinal fungus native to the mountainsides of Japan and China — as one of the only natural compounds that directly eliminates yeast overgrowth in prostate tissue. I'd never heard of it. I immediately started searching. My pharmacy supplement didn't have it. None of the major brands had it. I checked the labels on every prostate supplement at three different shops. Not a single one contained Reishi. Finally found it online. But here's what I noticed: most formulations that had Reishi only had trace amounts — nowhere near what the research papers said was needed to effectively eliminate yeast overgrowth. I kept searching until I found a formulation that had a proper dose of Reishi extract. But here's what made me pull the trigger on it: it also addressed the two other things the research said were critical. Yeast elimination: covered — Reishi Mushroom to kill the overgrowth causing the inflammation. Inflammation reduction: covered — Beta-Sitosterol to reduce swelling and restore healthy prostate size. Protective barrier: covered — Pomegranate to shield the prostate from future yeast colonization so the problem doesn't come back. It was designed to hit the problem from all three angles simultaneously. I figured I had nothing to lose. I'd already spent thousands on supplements. What's one more? And it wasn't a capsule — it was a soft chew. One chew a day. Takes 30 seconds each morning. I ordered it. Started taking it the day it arrived. Kept taking everything else I was already on — the zinc, vitamin D, my other supplements. And I tracked everything like I always do. Week 1: Nothing noticeable. Still getting up 3-4 times a night. PSA still 14 from my last test. Week 2: Maybe slightly better? Hard to tell. Could be placebo. Week 3: I slept through the entire night. Didn't wake up once. I woke up at 6:15 AM and my first thought was panic — did something go wrong? I checked. Nothing. I got up, went to the bathroom, normal, strong stream. I'd slept 7 hours straight for the first time since 2019. Week 4: It kept happening. Some nights I'd get up once around 4 AM, but most nights I slept through. The urgency during the day was almost completely gone. I could drink coffee without mapping bathrooms while I was out. Week 6: Now I was sure it wasn't placebo. The difference was undeniable. My stream was stronger than it had been in years. The hesitation before starting? Gone. The dribbling after I thought I was done? Gone. I felt like I was 50 again. Week 8: One bathroom trip per night at most. Some nights, zero. The nighttime urgency had completely resolved. Week 12: I got my PSA tested. I'd been dreading this because I'd gotten my hopes up before only to see that number stuck at 14. The nurse called me with the results. "8.4" I made her repeat it. Then I asked her to check the date on the test to make sure it wasn't an old result. It was current. My PSA had dropped from 14 to 8.4 in 90 days. My doctor wanted to see me. When I came in, he looked at my chart, looked at me, and said, "Whatever you're doing, keep doing it. These are the best numbers I've seen from you in years." I told him about the yeast overgrowth. About the microbiome research. About the Reishi. He just shrugged and said, "If it's working, stick with it." That was 6 months ago. My PSA is now 7.1. Still trending down. I sleep through most nights. When I do get up, it's once. Maybe. At 67 I have complete urinary control. No medications. No surgery. No side effects. Here's what I learned: You can do everything right and still fail if you're only addressing the swelling and ignoring the yeast that's causing the inflammation. Saw palmetto works. Zinc works. Selenium works. But they only work on shrinking the prostate. If you're like I was, if you've been taking supplements, if you've gotten some results, if your prostate has even shrunk but your PSA won't budge and you're still dealing with symptoms — you're probably missing the same thing I was. And every month you leave that yeast unchecked is another month of inflammation doing damage. The formulation I found is called Prostate Health Chews by Zalvo. I'm not affiliated with them, I don't get paid to say this, I'm just telling you what worked for me after 6 years of trial and error. It's got Reishi Mushroom — the rare antifungal that none of the mainstream supplements include. Plus Beta-Sitosterol for inflammation and Pomegranate for protective barrier. Every angle covered. Three ingredients. One chew a day. I take one chew each morning. 30 seconds. Tastes fine. No pills to swallow. At 67, I finally feel normal again. If you want to check it out, they have a 90-day money-back guarantee. That's what sold me initially because I could test it the way I test everything, and if it didn't work, I'd just return it. Turns out I didn't need to. 👉 https://getzalvo.com/products/prostate-health-chews