Interstitial cystitis, chronic nonbacterial prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men: a common and frequently identical clinical entity.

Purpose: In this ongoing review we characterize interstitial cystitis in men, identifying multiple clinical factors in the diagnosis and treatment of men with interstitial cystitis.

Materials And Methods: An ongoing and retrospective chart review of 92 men with interstitial cystitis within our large single specialty practice was performed. Presenting complaints, duration of symptoms, epidemiology, and clinical and physical findings were reviewed.