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Prostatitis in Men

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Common but confusing Affects adult males Patients are unhappy with treatment, clinicians are frustrated Occurs in several distinct forms and syndromes Recognition of these patterns would result in better treatment results

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  1. Ho Urological Clinic, Gleneagles Medical Centre, Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    Ho Siew Hong MBBS, MMed(Surg), FRCS, FAMS

  2. Department of Andrology, Urology Continence Center, Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    Peter Huat Chye Lim MBBS, MMed(Surg), M.Inst.Urol(Lon) FAMS, D.Urol(Lon), FICS

  3. H.T. Naval Medical School, Surabaya, Indonesia

    Peter Huat Chye Lim MBBS, MMed(Surg), M.Inst.Urol(Lon) FAMS, D.Urol(Lon), FICS

  4. Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia

    Peter Huat Chye Lim MBBS, MMed(Surg), M.Inst.Urol(Lon) FAMS, D.Urol(Lon), FICS

  5. Society for Men’s Health Singapore, Midview City, Singapore

    Peter Huat Chye Lim MBBS, MMed(Surg), M.Inst.Urol(Lon) FAMS, D.Urol(Lon), FICS

  6. Gleneagles Medical Centre, Singapore, Singapore

    Peter Huat Chye Lim MBBS, MMed(Surg), M.Inst.Urol(Lon) FAMS, D.Urol(Lon), FICS

  7. Department of Urology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    Peter Huat Chye Lim MBBS, MMed(Surg), M.Inst.Urol(Lon) FAMS, D.Urol(Lon), FICS

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Hong, H.S., Lim, P.H.C. (2013). Prostatitis in Men. In: Lim, P. (eds) Men's Health. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4766-4_29

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