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Quick Answer. High PSA levels may indicate prostate cancer, prostatitis or an enlarged prostate, states WebMD. PSA levels in men naturally increase with age. In most cases, a PSA level under 4 nanograms per milliliter is considered normal, and men with this result have a low chance of prostate cancer. Continue Reading.
The most frequent benign prostate conditions that cause an elevation in PSA level are prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) (enlargement of the prostate). There is no evidence that prostatitis or BPH leads to prostate cancer, but it is possible for a man to have one or both of these conditions and to develop prostate cancer as well.