Table 4.

Reported Frequency of Primary Care Physicians’ Treatment Recommendations for a Patient with Symptoms Suggestive of CP/CPPS^* (n= 180)

Antibiotics
Almost all	36.5 %
More than half	35.4 %
About half	11.2 %
Less than half	7.3 %
Very few	4.5 %
None	5.1 %
Alpha blockers
Almost all	2.3 %
More than half	19.4 %
About half	19.4 %
Less than half	13.7 %
Very few	21.1
None	24.0
Anti-inflammatory medications
Almost all	16.5 %
More than half	29.5 %
About half	15.3 %
Less than half	9.7 %
Very few	15.3 %
None	13.6 %
Anti-depressant medications
Almost all	0.6 %
More than half	2.3 %
About half	8.5 %
Less than half	14.1 %
Very few	32.2 %
None	42.4 %
Anticholinergics (e.g., oxybutynin)
Almost all	0.6 %
More than half	4.0 %
About half	5.1 %
Less than half	15.3 %
Very few	34.5 %
None	40.7 %
Anticonvulsants (e.g., neurontin)
About half	1.7 %
Less than half	2.8 %
Very few	29.5 %
None	65.9 %
Narcotic pain medications
About half	0.6 %
Less than half	2.3 %
Very few	21.1 %
None	76.0 %
Complementary/alternative medicine therapies
Almost all	1.1 %
More than half	1.7 %
About half	2.8 %
Less than half	10.2 %
Very few	26.1 %
None	58.0 %
Bladder analgesics (e.g., pyridium)
Almost all	1.7 %
More than half	2.8 %
About half	5.6 %
Less than half	11.3 %
Very few	25.4 %
None	53.1 %
5 Alpha Reductase Inhibitors
Almost all	0.6 %
More than half	0.6 %
About half	6.3 %
Less than half	6.3 %
Very few	18.9 %
None	67.4 %
Pelvic floor physical therapy
More than half	2.3 %
About half	2.3 %
Less than half	4.5 %
Very few	20.5 %
None	70.5 %
Prostate massage
More than half	1.7 %
About half	2.8 %
Less than half	2.8 %
Very few	16.5 %
None	76.1 %
Other
Yes	4.5 %
No	95.5 %

^*Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome