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Published in final edited form as: Brachytherapy. 2009 May 9;8(4):345–352. doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2009.01.004

Table 3.

Sample Obstruction/Irritation Scores Based on Prior Week’s Symptoms

Score	0	28	56	72	100
Urine Flow	Very easy	Fairly easy	Slow, no strain	Very Slow, some strain	Very slow, strains hard
Nocturia	Seldom	Once a night	2–3× per night	4+ per night	4+ per night
Daily Urine Frequency	<5/day	5–8/day	9–12/day	12+/day	12+/day
Pain or Burning	Never	1–2×/wk	3+/wk	1×/day	Multiple per day
Urgency	Never	1–2×/wk	3+/wk	1×/day	Multiple per day

Each worse answer raises score by about 5.6 points