ReviewInternational urology and nephrology2019
Efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of chronic prostatitis-chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a review of the literature.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis or Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pain research & management · 2023Pooled it
- Abnormal Gut Microbiota is Associated with Depressive-like Behavior in the Rat Model of Autoimmune Prostatitis.Applied biochemistry and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Efficacy and brain modulation mechanisms of acupuncture for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome revealed by structural MRI changes.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- dsHMGB1, released from IL-17A-induced pyroptotic prostate epithelial cells, drives M1 polarization by promoting Pfkp-mediated glycolysis via Jak2/Stat1 transcription in experimental autoimmune prostatitis.International journal of biological sciences · 2025Article
- The Role of Acupuncture and Its Related Mechanism in Treating Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome.International journal of general medicine · 2023Review
- Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Young Men-Causes and Management.Current urology reports · 2022Review
- Application Analysis of UPOINT System in Chinese Type III Prostatitis Patients: A Single Center Experience.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Article
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- Chronic Prostatitis and Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Another Autoimmune Disease?Archivum immunologiae et therapiae experimentalis · 2021Review
- Experimental autoimmune prostatitis: different antigens induction and antigen-specific therapy.International urology and nephrology · 2021Review
- A glimpse into the efficacy of alternative therapies in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2021Review
- Effects of Electroacupuncture on Alleviating Prostatodynia and Inflammation in Rats with Chronic Nonbacterial Prostatitis.Journal of pain research · 2021Article
- The Efficacy and Safety of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy versus Acupuncture in the Management of Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Evidence Based on a Network Meta-analysis.American journal of men's healthArticle
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Abstract
Among one of the four category prostatitis, chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is the disease with unknown etiology and having 90-95% prevalence in prostatitis. CP/CPPS poses adverse psychological effects and weakens the quality of life (QoL) of the patients. Due to its multifactorial etiology, various types of treatment are available with different management efficacies. The conventional treatment like anti-inflammatory medications, antibiotics, and alpha-blockers have given the lack of verified efficacy that has turned the patients to alternative therapies such as acupuncture because of its efficacy, safety, and high compliance. Acupuncture is an alternative management accepted in several countries and is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine for chronic pain. Acupuncture had the effect of immune modulation, anti-inflammatory, and neuromodulation. For chronic prostatitis, acupuncture can improve pain symptoms and can bring better results about National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI), and QoL. This review will discuss the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of CP/CPPS and effect of acupuncture on NIH-CPSI total score and its domains: pain, voiding, and QoL, as well as its effect on different biomarkers of CPPS.
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