International Prostate Symptom Score

Main publication reference:
Barry MH, Fowler FJ, O'Leary MP, Bruskewitz RC, Holtgrewe HL, Mebust WK, Cockett ATK, and the Measurement Committee of the American Urological Association. The American Urological Association symptom index for benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Urol 1992 ; 148 : 1549-1557.¹

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I-PSS contact information and permission to use: Mapi Research Trust, Lyon, France. E-mail: contact@mapi-trust.org - Internet: www.mapi-trust.org

1. Barry MJ, Fowler FJ Jr, O'Leary MP, et al; The American Urological Association symptom index for benign prostatic hyperplasia. The Measurement Committee of the American Urological Association. J Urol. 1992 Nov;148(5):1549-57; discussion 1564. [abstract]
2. Bosch JL, Hop WC, Kirkels WJ, et al; The International Prostate Symptom Score in a community-based sample of men between 55 and 74 years of age: prevalence and correlation of symptoms with age, prostate volume, flow rate and residual urine volume. Br J Urol. 1995 May;75(5):622-30. [abstract]
3. Wadie BS, Ibrahim EH, de la Rosette JJ, et al; The relationship of the International Prostate Symptom Score and objective parameters for diagnosing bladder outlet obstruction. Part I: when statistics fail. J Urol. 2001 Jan;165(1):32-4. [abstract]
4. Eckhardt MD, van Venrooij GE, Boon TA; Symptoms and quality of life versus age, prostate volume, and urodynamic parameters in 565 strictly selected men with lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Urology. 2001 Apr;57(4):695-700. [abstract]

• International Prostate Symptom Score Questionaire, MAPI Research Trust; Use of the questionnaire is free of charge in the framework of not-funded academic research and individual clinical practice.
• Guidelines on benign prostatic hyperplasia, European Association of Urology (2004)