Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) describes long-term pain in the pelvic area, which is below the abdomen and between the hip bones. It is more common in females but can also affect males. CPPS is a ...

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A UB expert on the behavioral treatment of chronic pain disorders has been awarded $3.3 million from the National Institutes of Health to conduct a five-year clinical study of drug-free behavioral ...

Chronic pelvic pain — a condition also known as chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, or CP/CPPS — is one of the ...

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A holistic, biopsychosocial approach that focuses on pelvic floor relaxation and as-needed referral for pelvic floor physiotherapy may help improve outcomes and reduce antibiotic use in cis-gender men ...

The goal of this study was to assess the use of a phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor for relief of symptoms from chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS). Daily use of ...

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) and prostatitis represent a complex spectrum of disorders characterised by persistent discomfort, inflammation and urinary dysfunction. While they may share ...

A number of mechanisms have been proposed to explain the etiology and pathogenesis of prostatitis. Some, such as a microbiologic cause, clearly explain the pathogenesis of certain categories, such as ...

The UB Libraries, home to the world’s largest collection of materials by and about famed Irish author and poet James Joyce, has received a $100,000 challenge grant from the National Endowment for the ...

One of the more frustrating aspects of CP/CPPS to both patients and clinicians is the lack of a uniform and efficacious approach to treating this condition. As described above, different agents, ...