Table 3.

Reported Frequency of Primary Care Physicians’ Performing Diagnostic Tests in the Evaluation of a Patient with Symptoms Suggestive of CP/CPPS^* (n= 180).

I refer to a specialist at this point
Almost always	9.3 %
More than half the time	15.7 %
About half the time	16.3 %
Less than half the time	19.8 %
Rarely	29.7 %
Never	9.3 %
I obtain testing for Chlamydia and gonorrhea
Almost always	70.6 %
More than half the time	15.6 %
About half the time	5.0 %
Less than half the time	6.1 %
Rarely	1.7 %
Never	1.1 %
I order post void residual
Almost always	4.5 %
More than half the time	6.8 %
About half the time	6.2 %
Less than half the time	17.5 %
Rarely	33.9 %
Never	31.1 %
I order serum creatinine
Almost always	39.9 %
More than half the time	19.1 %
About half the time	9.6 %
Less than half the time	8.4 %
Rarely	15.7 %
Never	7.3 %
I order abdominal/pelvic CT scan
Almost always	4.0 %
More than half the time	6.2 %
About half the time	9.6 %
Less than half the time	10.7 %
Rarely	47.5 %
Never	22.0 %
I obtain pre- and post- prostate massage urine cultures
Almost always	12.4 %
More than half the time	10.7 %
About half the time	7.3 %
Less than half the time	8.5 %
Rarely	27.1 %
Never	33.9 %
I order serum prostate specific antigen test
Almost always	21.7 %
More than half the time	18.9 %
About half the time	8.6 %
Less than half the time	9.1 %
Rarely	21.1 %
Never	20.6 %
I order a prostate ultrasound
Almost always	2.3 %
More than half the time	5.7 %
About half the time	10.3 %
Less than half the time	14.3 %
Rarely	33.7 %
Never	33.7 %
Perform any other procedure
Yes	5 %
No	95 %

^*Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome