Background: Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), also known as
NIH Category III Prostatitis is a highly prevalent syndrome with significant impact on quality …

Prostatitis is characterized by voiding symptoms and genitourinary pain and is sometimes
associated with sexual dysfunction. Up to 25% of men receive a diagnosis of prostatitis in …

Background: Acupuncture has promising effects on chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain
syndrome (CP/CPPS), but high-quality evidence is scarce. Objective: To assess the long …

OBJECTIVES: Large, controlled trials in chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) have failed
due to patient heterogeneity. To phenotype CPPS patients, we developed the UPOINT …

BACKGROUND: There is no sufficiently validated therapy for chronic pelvic pain syndrome
(CPPS). OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy …

BACKGROUND: The assessment of patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain
syndrome (CP/CPPS) in everyday practice and clinical studies relies on National Institutes of …

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is the most common urologic
morbidity in men younger than 50 years and is characterized by a diverse range of pain and …

OBJECTIVES: To propose a clinical phenotype system (urinary, psychosocial, organ
specific, infection, neurologic/systemic, and tenderness [UPOINT]) to classify patients with …

Background In men with chronic prostatitis–chronic pelvic pain syndrome, treatment with
alpha-adrenergic receptor blockers early in the course of the disorder has been reported to …

Prostatitis ranges from a straightforward clinical entity in its acute form to a complex,
debilitating condition when chronic. It is often a source of frustration for the treating physician …