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This document contains the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire. The IPSS is used to assess symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia and includes questions on incomplete emptying, frequency, intermittency, urgency, weak stream, straining, nocturia and quality of life. It provides a total score that indicates the level of symptoms as mildly, moderately or severely symptomatic.

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Ipss

This document contains the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire. The IPSS is used to assess symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia and includes questions on incomplete emptying, frequency, intermittency, urgency, weak stream, straining, nocturia and quality of life. It provides a total score that indicates the level of symptoms as mildly, moderately or severely symptomatic.

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  • International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS): Provides a scoring system to evaluate and quantify prostate-related symptoms such as incomplete emptying, frequency, and nocturia to assess the severity and impact on life quality.

International prostate symptom score (IPSS)

Name: Date: Less than 1 time in 5 About half the time More than half the Less than half the

Not at all

Almost always

Incomplete emptying
Over the past month, how often have you had a sensation of not emptying your bladder completely after you finish urinating?

0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2 2

3 3 3 3 3 3

4 4 4 4 4 4

5 5 5 5 5 5

Frequency
Over the past month, how often have you had to urinate again less than two hours after you finished urinating?

Intermittency
Over the past month, how often have you found you stopped and started again several times when you urinated?

Urgency
Over the last month, how difficult have you found it to postpone urination?

Weak stream
Over the past month, how often have you had a weak urinary stream?

Straining
Over the past month, how often have you had to push or strain to begin urination?

5 times or more

4 times

2 times

3 times

1 time

Nocturia
Over the past month, many times did you most typically get up to urinate from the time you went to bed until the time you got up in the morning?

Total IPSS score

Mixed about equally satisfied and dissatisfied Mostly dissatisfied

Quality of life due to urinary symptoms


Delighted Mostly satisfied Pleased

Unhappy

If you were to spend the rest of your life with your urinary condition the way it is now, how would you feel about that?

Total score: 0-7 Mildly symptomatic; 8-19 moderately symptomatic; 20-35 severely symptomatic.

Terrible

Your score

None

Your score

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