IPSS Calculator

Self-assessment for prostate problems

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(IPSS = International Prostate Symptom Score)

The IPSS questionnaire is the globally recommended system for assessing symptoms in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia affecting the lower urinary tract. It is used for both diagnosis and monitoring treatment. To determine the severity of your prostate symptoms and identify possible treatment options, you can complete the IPSS questionnaire quickly and easily online. The questionnaire consists of seven questions about your urinary symptoms, which are scored depending on your answers. The total score provides an indication of the severity of the impairment.

IPSS Symptom Check

International Prostate Symptom Score

Please think about the last 4 weeks and answer all questions. Your result will be displayed at the end.

Question 1 / 8

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

Question 2 / 8

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

Question 3 / 8

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

Question 4 / 8

Over the past month, how often have you found it difficult to postpone urination?

Question 5 / 8

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

Question 6 / 8

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

Question 7 / 8

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)?

Question 8 / 8: Quality of Life

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

Is your quality of life becoming increasingly restricted?

Symptoms when urinating are often linked to an enlarged prostate. Please book an appointment for a diagnostic assessment if you feel that this is affecting your quality of life.

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