Chronic prostatitis/pelvic pain syndrome, noninflammatory (NIH Category IIIB)
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Chronic prostatitis/pelvic pain syndrome, noninflammatory (NIH Category IIIB)
Chronic prostatitis/pelvic pain syndrome, noninflammatory, is a common form of prostatitis. It causes pain in the pelvic area, where the prostate is located, without symptoms of general illness, infection, or inflammation.
Chronic prostatitis/pelvic pain syndrome, noninflammatory, was formerly called prostatodynia.
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| Author | Ralph Poore |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Michele Cronen |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology/Oncology |
| Last Updated | January 20, 2006 |
| Last updated: | January 20, 2006 |
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| Author: | Ralph Poore |
| Reviewed By: | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine, Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology/Oncology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Michele Cronen |
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