Don't panic if CA125 is too high

Although CA125 is often used to detect ovarian cancer in clinical medicine, this index is not necessarily and cannot be used independently as an indicator for diagnosing ovarian cancer, because this index will increase when the patient has other symptoms. Therefore, when the patient's routine physical examination finds that this index is elevated, it cannot determine the nature of the patient's symptoms. The patient does not need to worry at this time, but should follow the advice of the attending physician and conduct further examinations to determine the type of symptoms.

The CA125 level of ordinary people is 0-35u1ml. The common reason for patients to have high CA125 is uterine and ovarian tumors, and it may also be chronic ovarian disease or inflammation. Patients often feel uneasy and even think they have ovarian cancer symptoms when they find that their CA125 level is high during blood tests. Below I will introduce to you the reasons why the carbohydrate antigen CA125 level is high.

Although CA 125 is often used to detect ovarian cancer in clinical medicine, this index is not necessarily and cannot be used independently as an indicator for diagnosing ovarian cancer, because this index will increase when the patient has ovarian cyst rupture, retroperitoneal inflammation, cirrhosis, and malignant tumors. Therefore, when the patient's routine physical examination finds that this index is elevated, it cannot determine the nature of the patient's disease. The patient does not need to worry at this time, but should follow the advice of the attending physician and conduct further examinations to determine the type of disease.

However, because more than 70% of patients are diagnosed with advanced stages, the incidence of ovarian cancer is very high, and the mortality rate ranks third among gynecological malignancies, which is the top priority of all such diseases. The reason is that the early symptoms of ovarian cancer are not obvious, and the location of the development is more hidden. Even if some symptoms appear after the onset, many women will not feel uncomfortable, which means that this part of female patients are found to be in the advanced stage and are transferred to other parts of the abdomen.

Although ovarian cancer is dangerous, if it is detected early and has not metastasized, the patient has a great chance of being cured. The five-year survival rate is over 90 percent. Therefore, healthy women should do some tumor markers every year to help diagnose tumors, such as CA125 and other types of markers, such as CA199. These are all effective ways to eliminate and detect tumor cells in patients.

Therefore, patients should pay more attention to abnormal phenomena of these indicators during routine physical examinations, and seek medical examination as soon as possible. The reasons for the high level of carbohydrate antigen CA125 are introduced here. Patients do not need to worry too much about the CA125 indicator. This indicator is only an indicator for testing ovarian cancer, and there are many reasons for its increase. Don't panic before making a diagnosis.