Urol. praxi. 2024;25(1):22-26 | DOI: 10.36290/uro.2024.013

Current treatment options for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men

MUDr. Václav Řepa^{1, 3}, MUDr. Ondřej Česák^{2, 3}, MUDr. Vladimír Študent ml., Ph.D., FEBU^{2, 3}

¹ Urologické oddělení, Krajská nemocnice T. Bati, a. s., Zlín

² Urologická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc

³ Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Palackého, Olomouc

Chronic prostatitis/Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a disease that mainly affects younger middle-aged men. CP/CPPS is defined as pelvic pain lasting ≥3 months out of the previous 6 months without a clearly identifiable infectious or other organic cause. For the wide spectrum of symptoms of CP/CPPS, it is often necessary to choose a multimodal treatment approach, where both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment or a combination of them can be used. Targeting treatment is also complicated as the etiology of CP/CPPS is not yet completely understood. The presented work aims to provide a comprehensive overview of current knowledge, to inform the current possibilities of diagnosis and treatment of CP/CPPS.

Keywords: chronic prostatitis, chronic pelvic pain, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, treatment.

Accepted: February 28, 2024; Published: March 15, 2024  Show citation