title: Chronic pelvic pain in men.
abstract: Chronic pelvic pain is a condition which receives less attention in men than in women. It is often difficult to diagnose and more difficult to treat. The new classification of prostatis and its variants has introduced the term 'chronic pelvic pain syndrome' which underlines the difficulties in dealing with this disorder which may represent a variety of chronically painful conditions with a large functional component.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital Carl-Gustav Carus, Technical University, Dresden, Germany. oliver.hakenberg@mailbox.tu-dresden.de
authors.forename: Oliver W
authors.initials: OW
authors.lastname: Hakenberg
authors.forename: Manfred P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Wirth
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003556:Cystitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D030141:Feedback, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics