Elevated Alpha fetoprotein (AFP) in asymptomatic patient

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  • Опубліковано 14 лют 2023
  • I wish to share a patient of mine, who saw me for elevated AFP
    She has been well and she just did a healthscreening which showed elevated AFP
    What to do?
    What is the implications?
    Does it mean she has cancer?
    In this video, I will share how I tackle this problem of raised AFP in a lady with no symptom.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 33

  • @KingdomSent
    @KingdomSent Рік тому +6

    Very well explained ! Very helpful! Thank u Doc!

  • @loanna3648
    @loanna3648 Рік тому +4

    thank you for the case and clinical guidance :D

  • @foodie1300
    @foodie1300 Рік тому +2

    Thank you Dr Wei. U hav been very helpful

  • @johnmacri7440
    @johnmacri7440 Рік тому +2

    Very helpful video. Thank you Dr Wei.

  • @jjktng
    @jjktng 2 місяці тому +1

    Very clear and helpful. Thank you.

  • @aajaygoyal
    @aajaygoyal 9 місяців тому +1

    Excellent informative video and very helpful ❤

  • @esha0219
    @esha0219 Рік тому +1

    🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @stormdancer25
    @stormdancer25 Місяць тому +1

    I am 53, female with liver hemangioma, AFP 14. Ca 125 is 8; Blood work OK. Should i worry?!

  • @nelsoncaraig3120
    @nelsoncaraig3120 Рік тому +1

    Dr. Wai what is your opinion about Pivka ll?,,, You make a video about pivka ll please

  • @nelsoncaraig3120
    @nelsoncaraig3120 Рік тому

    Doc Desmond what is pivka ll? This is more accurate than AFP?

  • @smeagolllgollumm5409
    @smeagolllgollumm5409 Місяць тому +1

    Hi. My recent health screen shows 7.4. Been doing intermittent fasting, cld autophagy be the cause of slightly elevated AFP?

  • @Morning_Rays
    @Morning_Rays Рік тому +1

    Dr Wei, Does elevated prolactine 2 hormone has anyrhing to do with liver condition chronic hep B patients?

    • @drdesmondwaigastro4833
      @drdesmondwaigastro4833  Рік тому +1

      I cannot give specific medical advice on social media. Do discuss with your doctor

  • @elianatillero1323
    @elianatillero1323 4 місяці тому +1

    I got 425 in January and then I did another test last week and is now 15. I’m going thru Menopause. Going for an ultrasound now. Should I be worried? When a got the 425 value, 2 weeks later I got my period after 9 months of not having it at all. My GGT is 12

  • @NormaTV0654
    @NormaTV0654 Рік тому +1

    My husband have high AFP 5,000 IU

  • @iblessyou.forextrablessing7597
    @iblessyou.forextrablessing7597 10 місяців тому

    I did 4 silent tumor marker. Gp recommended cause many silent killers.

  • @keremyildirims
    @keremyildirims 8 місяців тому

    Hi sir. My afp levels ranged between 5.16-6.63 in the past 8 months. What’s your opinion?

  • @kaye-rq1zi
    @kaye-rq1zi 10 місяців тому +1

    hello Can the alpha fetoprotein score go down? my father has cirrhosis of the liver, liver cancer His alpha feto protein score is now 55685

  • @Carmen-pd1oi
    @Carmen-pd1oi 7 місяців тому +1

    Alfafetoproteina 6,9 a maggio 2023....2 gennaio 2024 alfafetoproteina 10,9

    • @drdesmondwaigastro4833
      @drdesmondwaigastro4833  6 місяців тому

      sorry, saya daboleh bahasa

    • @Carmen-pd1oi
      @Carmen-pd1oi 6 місяців тому

      @@drdesmondwaigastro4833 ,Thank you. ..but i Need One answer....My english Is not good ..

    • @Carmen-pd1oi
      @Carmen-pd1oi 6 місяців тому

      @@drdesmondwaigastro4833 beh mica facile. .

  • @user-jm8qx7rd2q
    @user-jm8qx7rd2q 6 місяців тому

    My AFP is 7.5 and am worried like hell

    • @drdesmondwaigastro4833
      @drdesmondwaigastro4833  5 місяців тому +1

      You need to ask your dr why he/she tested for you in the first place? what was he suspecting?

    • @liqin1996
      @liqin1996 2 місяці тому

      Mine was 9.1 in Jan 2024. It was detected by health screening. Got referred to see a liver specialist, did ultrasound and all came back as normal. Was referred to gastroenterologist and retook my AFP last week and the result was 8.7. Was worried too. No symptoms at all. Shouldn't have take the tumor marker :( now the gastroenterologist told me it's unexplained why the AFP is elevated and if I want, I can go for CT scan, endoscopy and colonscopy. 😢 I think your 7.5 was normal tho! For parkway lab, the range that's normal was below 8.1. For SGH, their reference range was below 7.1.

    • @davidmicheletti6292
      @davidmicheletti6292 2 місяці тому +1

      Mine is always high but at one time I had a level of 10200 when I developed cancer. They gave me two months to live but I survived.