Topic: Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome in Men (CPPS) or Bacterial Prostatitis

Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome in Men (CPPS) or Bacterial Prostatitis

Chronic pelvic pain is the most common reason for men under 50 to visit a urologist. Yet it is very poorly understood. Doctors have called it prostatitis (say: pros-tuh-TIE-tis) for many years, mainly because when the doctor does the exam on a man with this condition, the prostate is very tender. “-itis” means inflammation. When you look at samples of an affected prostate under the microscope, there is no inflammation (swelling), so prostatitis is not a very good name. We have also traditionally treated this condition with antibiotics. It turns out that there are very rarely any bacteria involved, either.



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