Chronic Pelvic Pain in Men

Chronic pelvic pain is a condition which receives less attention in men than in women. It is often difficult to diagnose and more difficult to treat. The new classification of prostatitis and its variants has introduced the term ‘chronic pelvic pain syndrome’ which underlines the difficulties in dealing with this disorder which may represent a variety of chronically painful conditions with a large functional component.Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich