PubMed ID:
18207189
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2008
Affiliation: Department of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA. rua@stanford.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2007.10.084
Authors:
Anderson RU,
Chan CA,
Flores V,
Morey A,
Orenberg EK
Studies:
Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network
Abnormal regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and diurnal cortisol rhythms are associated with several pain and chronic inflammatory conditions. Chronic stress may have a role in the disorder of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome related to initiation or exacerbation of the syndrome. We tested the hypothesis that men with chronic pelvic pain syndrome have associated disturbances in psychosocial profiles and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function.