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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Symptom IndexAka: International Prostate Symptom Score, AUA Symptom Index for BPH

Criteria: Grading Scale (regarding questions below)
1. Score 0: Not at all
2. Score 1: Less than 1 in 5 times (<20%)
3. Score 2: Less than half the time (<50%)
4. Score 3: About half the time (50%)
5. Score 4: More than half the time (>50%)
6. Score 5: Almost always (>80%)
History: Questions pertaining to the last month of symptoms (Scored based on criteria above)
1. Incomplete voiding or emptying sensation
2. Frequency (urination within 2 hours of prior void)
3. Intermittency (stream stops and starts while voiding)
4. Urgency (difficulty postponing urination)
5. Weak urinary stream
6. Straining to begin urination
7. Nocturia (How many times per night of waking to void?)
  1. Scoring for this question: 0 to 5 times per night
Interpretation: Add total score for 7 questions above
1. Total score <7: Mild BPH Symptoms
2. Total score 8 to 19: Moderate BPH Symptoms
3. Total score >20: Severe BPH Symptoms
References
1. Barry (1992) J Urol 148:1549

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