title: Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome and male interstitial cystitis: enigmas and opportunities.
abstract: Recently, it has been recognized that interstitial cystitis (IC) in males is a more common clinical entity than was previously thought. Further, increasing evidence suggests clinical and pathogenetic similarities between male IC and chronic nonbacterial prostatitis (CP)/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. In this article, we highlight the similarities and differences between male IC and CP and review the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of IC in men, with particular attention to those who have received an initial diagnosis of CP.
authors.affiliation: University of Oklahoma Health Science Center-Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. jforrest@sjmc.org
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Forrest
authors.forename: J Curtis
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Nickel
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Moldwin
mesh_terms: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D018856:Cystitis, Interstitial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006496:Heparinoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D010426:Pentosan Sulfuric Polyester / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015995:Prevalence; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006496:Heparinoids; D010426:Pentosan Sulfuric Polyester