PubMed ID:
15492337
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2004
Affiliation: Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System and University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA. ralexander@smail.umaryland.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-141-8-200410190-00005
Authors:
Wang Y,
Alexander RB,
Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network,
Comiter CV,
Datta NS,
Fowler JE Jr,
Knauss JS,
Kusek JW,
Landis JR,
Litwin MS,
McNaughton-Collins M,
Nadler RB,
Nickel JC,
Nyberg LM Jr,
O'Leary MP,
Pontari MA,
Propert KJ,
Schaeffer AJ,
Shoskes DA,
Zeitlin SI
Studies:
Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) in men is principally defined by pain in the pelvic region lasting more than 3 months. No cause of the disease has been established, and therapies are empirical and mostly untested. Antimicrobial agents and alpha-adrenergic receptor blockers are frequently used.