What is chronic pelvic pain syndrome?
It’s a pain syndrome, and although prostatitis is a name that is used by lay people, we tend to call it chronic pelvic pain syndrome to be more accurate. The name reflects the fact that we don’t know exactly where the pain is coming from, and in some cases it could be from the prostate, but not necessarily. The prostate may or may not be involved. What are the main symptoms? Chronic pelvic pain syndrome causes pain in the pelvic region with or without urinary symptoms, such as an urgency or frequency in the need to go to the bathroom. How common is chronic pelvic pain syndrome? The estimates vary depending where you are, but anywhere from two to six percent of men in different parts of the world have chronic pelvic pain.
