What can this prostate test result mean?
Hello, The name comes from the International Prostatae Symptom Score (IPSS) and is a prostate symptom score specially developed by the American Society of Urology's Weights and Measures Committee.
The patient completes a special questionnaire answering 7 questions: how often in the last month he had to urinate, felt incomplete emptying of the bladder, noticed a weak or intermittent stream of urine, was forced to urinate immediately, get up to urinate at night or intense urge to urinate.
The answer scale is from 0 to 5 points for each question, so the maximum total score can be 35 points for very severe symptoms. The interpretation of the results is as follows: 0-7 points are for patients with symptoms of benign prostate enlargement, 8-19 points for moderate symptoms, 20-35 for symptoms of significant intensity.
This is information of a general nature based on patient evaluations. This questionnaire is often completed before and during treatment to monitor the results achieved in terms of symptom reduction. The result of the test 45 is not possible according to this scale, you should ask your doctor for an interpretation of the symptoms. Regards, Dr. n.med. Krystyna Knypl
Remember that our expert's answer is informative and will not replace a visit to the doctor.
Krystyna KnyplInternist, hypertensiologist, editor-in-chief of "Gazeta dla Lekarzy".
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