TY  - CHAP
T1  - Definition and epidemiology of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS)
T2  - Urogenital Infections and Inflammations
AU  - Pontari, Michel
ED  - Naber, Kurt G.
AD  - Michel Pontari, Temple University School of Medicine, Department of Urology, 3401 North Broad Street, 19140, Philadelphia, United States, E-mail: pontarm@tuhs.temple.edu
N2  - Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a complex of symptoms including urological pain, with or without voiding symptoms. The symptoms resemble those of a prostate infection, but an infectious etiology is found in only 5–10% of cases. The prevalence is relatively similar across continents raising the possibility that the cause is not dependent on environment. The quality of life in men with CP/CPPS is worse than for some chronic medical diseases such as heart failure and diabetes mellitus. There is also an association with other chronic pain conditions, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fibromyalgia (FM) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Other common symptoms in men with CP/CPPS are anxiety, depression and sexual dysfunction. Three quarters of men in a large American cohort study have symptoms attributable to the bladder. Men with CP/CPPS also commonly have sensitivity to some foods. 
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/26
DO  - 10.5680/lhuii000050
LA  - en
L1  - https://books.publisso.de/en/system/getFile/437
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.5680/lhuii000050
L2  - https://dx.doi.org/10.5680/lhuii000050
PB  - German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
CY  - Berlin
ER  -