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It is useful to have a scoring system which is recognised
across the world. The IPSS helps patients and the medical profession describe
accurately the severity of symptoms and helps decide treatment options. This
score was first described and validated at the Medical Practices Evaluation Centre, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. |
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Not at all |
< 1
time in 5 |
<
half the time |
About half
the time |
>
half the time |
Almost always |
Your score |
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Incomplete emptying
In the past month, how often have you had a sensation of not emptying
your bladder completely after you finish urinating? |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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Frequency Over the past month, how often
have you had to urinate again less than two hours after you finished
urinating? |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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Intermittency Over the past month, how often
have you found you stopped and started again several times when you
urinated? |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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Urgency
Over the last month, how
difficult have you found it to postpone urination? |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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Weak
stream Over the past month, how often
have you had a weak urinary stream? |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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Straining Over the past month, how often
have you had to push or strain to begin urination? |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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Nocturia Over the past month, 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? |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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Total
IPSS score
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