TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemiology of prostatitis.
AU - Roberts, R. O.
AU - Jacobsen, S. J.
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35.•• Nickel JC, Nyberg LM, Hennenfent M, for the International Prostatitis Collaborative Network: Research Guidelines for Chronic Prostatitis: Consensus Report from the First National Institutes of Health International Prostatitis Collaborative Network. Urology 1999, 54:229-233.
PY - 2000/8
Y1 - 2000/8
N2 - Prostatitis is the third most important condition of the prostate. Problems in the diagnosis and classification of this condition, however, have hindered epidemiologic research. Consequently, our understanding of the incidence of prostatitis and factors that increase its probability is limited. Recent studies suggest that the prevalence of prostatitis is 5% to 9% among unselected men in the community. Based on estimates from national data, approximately 2 million men in the United States seek treatment for prostatitis each year. A number of recent studies suggest that genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors; age; inflammatory mediators; and oxidative stress may be risk factors for prostatitis. However, findings from most of these studies may at best be considered preliminary because of problems with small sample sizes or lack of generalizability. Nonetheless, these studies suggest hypotheses that should be tested in well-designed population-based studies.
AB - Prostatitis is the third most important condition of the prostate. Problems in the diagnosis and classification of this condition, however, have hindered epidemiologic research. Consequently, our understanding of the incidence of prostatitis and factors that increase its probability is limited. Recent studies suggest that the prevalence of prostatitis is 5% to 9% among unselected men in the community. Based on estimates from national data, approximately 2 million men in the United States seek treatment for prostatitis each year. A number of recent studies suggest that genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors; age; inflammatory mediators; and oxidative stress may be risk factors for prostatitis. However, findings from most of these studies may at best be considered preliminary because of problems with small sample sizes or lack of generalizability. Nonetheless, these studies suggest hypotheses that should be tested in well-designed population-based studies.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11934-000-0048-7
DO - 10.1007/s11934-000-0048-7
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12084327
AN - SCOPUS:0034256385
SN - 1527-2737
VL - 1
SP - 135
EP - 141
JO - Current urology reports
JF - Current urology reports
IS - 2
ER -