Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is a common health problem among men and can cause severe quality of life. The pathophysiology of CPPS is still poorly understood and effective treatments are a challenging issue. This study aims to investigate the possible relationship between the presence of microorganisms in the prostatic fluid and symptom severity by presenting a retrospective analysis based on data from CPPS patients.

This study is based on data from 112 CPPS patients aged 20-60 years. Various variables such as demographic information of the patients, International Prostate Symptom Score (I-PSS), which evaluates CPPS symptoms, inflammatory and non-inflammatory symptoms of CPPS, baseline scores of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), which evaluates erectile function, and the presence of microorganisms in the prostate fluid were analyzed retrospectively.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who were diagnosed with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome and whose prostate fluid was taken with prostate massage and androflor testis were studied were included.

Exclusion Criteria:

• acute and/or chronic bacterial prostatitis, active history of genitourinary cancer, history of recent prostate surgery the diagnosis of neurological diseases affecting the bladder was determined

Patients with chronic prostatitis were included in the study.

This study is based on data from 112 CPPS patients aged 20-60 years. Various variables such as demographic information of the patients, International Prostate Symptom Score (I-PSS), which evaluates CPPS symptoms, inflammatory and non-inflammatory symptoms of CPPS, baseline scores of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), which evaluates erectile function, and the presence of microorganisms in the prostate fluid were analyzed retrospectively.