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Review
. 2018 Jun;12(6 Suppl 3):S161-S163.
doi: 10.5489/cuaj.5325.

Management of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

R Christopher Doiron  1 , J Curtis Nickel  1
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Review

Management of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

R Christopher Doiron et al. Can Urol Assoc J. 2018 Jun.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Dr. Nickel has been a consultant for Astellas, Auxillium, Eli Lilly, Farr Labs, Ferring, GSK, Pfizer, Redleaf Pharma, Taris Biomedical, Tribute, and Trillium Therapeutics; a lecturer for Astellas and Eli Lilly; and has participated in clinical trials supported by Eli Lilly, GSK, J&J, Pfizer, and Taris Biomedical. Dr. Doiron reports no competing personal or financial conflicts related to this work.

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A multimodal approach to treatment, directed at specific symptom patterns, organized here using the UPOINT phenotype approach. ABx: antibiotic; BPH: benign prostatic hyperplasia; CBT: cognitive behavioural therapy; PDE-5i: phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor; UTI: urinary tract infection; 5-ARI: 5α-reductase inhibitors.
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References

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