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Positioning, telling, and performing a male illness: Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Positioning, telling, and performing a male illness: Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain... BackgroundChronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a chronic health condition affecting men of all ages with an estimated worldwide prevalence of between 2.7 and up to 16% (Krieger, Ross, & Riley, ; Marszalek et al., ). CP/CPPS is a debilitating syndrome characterized by persistent discomfort in the lower pelvic area including the bladder area, testicles, and penis. Symptoms can be severe and include painful and frequent urination as well as difficult or painful ejaculation. The cause of the condition is unknown (Nickel, Berger, & Pontari, ).Despite the significant prevalence of CP/CPPS, until relatively recently, there was a concerning lack of research. With current uncertainty around the aetiology of CP/CPPS, definitive effective treatment of the condition has yet to be determined (Dimitrakov, Kaplan, Kroenke, Jackson, & Freeman, ; Engeler et al., ).One of the difficulties with CP/CPPS is that it is a diagnosis by exclusion; that is, there is an initial search for other medical possibilities that generate huge anxieties, such as (prostate) cancer. Although the past 10 years have seen a relative increase in the research into CP/CPPS (Nickel, Mullins, & Tripp, ; Nickel et al., ), there is still a relative shortage of resources for men suffering from CP/CPPS, with the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png British Journal of Health Psychology Wiley

Positioning, telling, and performing a male illness: Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

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Wiley
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© 2017 The British Psychological Society
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1359-107X
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2044-8287
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10.1111/bjhp.12261
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28801952
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Abstract

BackgroundChronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a chronic health condition affecting men of all ages with an estimated worldwide prevalence of between 2.7 and up to 16% (Krieger, Ross, & Riley, ; Marszalek et al., ). CP/CPPS is a debilitating syndrome characterized by persistent discomfort in the lower pelvic area including the bladder area, testicles, and penis. Symptoms can be severe and include painful and frequent urination as well as difficult or painful ejaculation. The cause of the condition is unknown (Nickel, Berger, & Pontari, ).Despite the significant prevalence of CP/CPPS, until relatively recently, there was a concerning lack of research. With current uncertainty around the aetiology of CP/CPPS, definitive effective treatment of the condition has yet to be determined (Dimitrakov, Kaplan, Kroenke, Jackson, & Freeman, ; Engeler et al., ).One of the difficulties with CP/CPPS is that it is a diagnosis by exclusion; that is, there is an initial search for other medical possibilities that generate huge anxieties, such as (prostate) cancer. Although the past 10 years have seen a relative increase in the research into CP/CPPS (Nickel, Mullins, & Tripp, ; Nickel et al., ), there is still a relative shortage of resources for men suffering from CP/CPPS, with the

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British Journal of Health Psychology – Wiley

Published: Nov 1, 2017

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