Abbreviations

BOO

bladder outlet obstruction

BPE

benign prostatic enlargement

BPH

benign prostatic hyperplasia

CNP

chronic non-bacterial prostatitis

CP/CPPS

chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

EPS

expressed prostatic secretion

HPF

high-power field

LUTS

lower urinary tract symptoms

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NIH–CPSI

National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index

PPMT

pre-and postmassage test

PTPM

prostatic tissue pressure measurement

VB1

first voided urine

VB2

mid-stream urine

VB3

post-massage voided urine