Healthcare professionals use various criteria to describe acute and chronic conditions. The two types of conditions have several differences in the way people experience, develop, and receive ...

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) and prostatitis represent a complex spectrum of disorders characterised by persistent discomfort, inflammation and urinary dysfunction. While they may share ...

When should I check the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level of a 43-year-old man with a clinical diagnosis of acute prostatitis? —Haytham Kawii, MD, Baton Rouge, La. A yearly PSA determination and ...

Physician-diagnosed prostatitis is associated with 2.4-fold increased risk of a later diagnosis of BPH and a 70% increased risk of requiring later treatment for that condition, according to a study ...