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International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS)

Men: find out how severe your urinary symptoms are..

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

Incomplete Emptying: Over the last month, how often have you had a sensation of not emptying your bladder completely after you finish urinating?
Not at allAbout half the timeAlmost always

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

Frequency: Over the past month, how often have you had to urinate again less than two hours after you finished urinating?
Not at allAbout half the timeAlmost always

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

Intermittency: Over the past month, how often have you found you stopped and started again several times when you urinated?
Not at allAbout half the timeAlmost always

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

Urgency: Over the last month, how difficult have you found it to postpone urination?
Not at allAbout half the timeAlmost always

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

Weak stream: Over the past month, how often have you had a weak urinary stream?
Not at allAbout half the timeAlmost always

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

Straining: Over the past month, how often have you had to push or strain to begin urination?
Not at allAbout half the timeAlmost always

Nocturia: Over the past month, how 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?

Nocturia: Over the past month, how 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?
Sleep through the nightGet up 5 times

Quality of life: 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?

Quality of life: 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?
DelightedMixed - about neutralTerrible

Your score is: /35, with a QOL score of


What does this mean?

Your urinary symptoms are mild.


0-7 is considered mildly symptomatic
8-19 is considered moderately symptomatic
20-35 is considered severely symptomatic