UCPPS - Prostatitis, Interstitial Cystitis Forum

Just read the following quote from an Australian GP text, "General Practice" by John Murtagh :


Non-bacterial prostatitis
This is the commonest by far. It is often recurrent and each episode can last several months. Antibiotic therapy is inappropriate. The symptoms may reflect retrograde passage ...

I haven't actually seen a urologist thus far, and am not sure I currently see a need to. From what I have seen on this site I don't know that most Uro's offer very much of value in terms of clarifying the diagnosis or planning treatment. Tests I haven't had done which they might do would be EPS ...

Thanks Forcefan.

My wife is great and as you can probably tell I am not deserving of her. So far I haven't told her of my symptoms at all - mainly because of the STD/infidelity issue, but partly because they haven't been that severe that they have had a massive impact on my life (aside from stress ...

Thanks guys.

Ironically, these symptoms may well be a blessing in disguise in terms of the sexual addiction problem. For several years I struggled with it, finding myself impulsively doing the wrong things with very poor self control and intense regret afterwards. Every time I swore to myself ...

Hi I'm new to this site but have already found it to be a wealth of information, one of the most useful internet forums I have come across in any sphere.

Let me tell you a little about myself - I'm a 29 yr old Australian guy with 2 young daughters aged 6 and 3.

I have had symptoms consistent with ...