S Bates1, M Talbot. 1. Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK. Sylvia.bates@csuh.nhs.uk
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To report on a small group of patients with chronic abacterial prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome treated with oral corticosteroids in order to suggest a hypothesis for a future randomised controlled trial. DESIGN: A retrospective, observational report. RESULTS: Three out of the four patients reported improvement in symptoms following steroid treatment. CONCLUSIONS: These reports suggest that there is scope for conducting a randomised, placebo controlled study to investigate the role of oral corticosteroids in patients with chronic abacterial prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome who have failed on conventional therapy.
OBJECTIVE: To report on a small group of patients with chronic abacterial prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome treated with oral corticosteroids in order to suggest a hypothesis for a future randomised controlled trial. DESIGN: A retrospective, observational report. RESULTS: Three out of the four patients reported improvement in symptoms following steroid treatment. CONCLUSIONS: These reports suggest that there is scope for conducting a randomised, placebo controlled study to investigate the role of oral corticosteroids in patients with chronic abacterial prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome who have failed on conventional therapy.