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Calculator: International Prostatism Symptom Score (IPSS)


Calculator: International Prostatism Symptom Score (IPSS)

 
Over the past month, how often have you had a sensation of not emptying your bladder completely after you finished urinating?

Not at all (0 points)

Less than 1 time in 5 (1 point)

Less than half the time (2 points)

About half the time (3 points)

More than half the time (4 points)

Almost always (5 points)
Over the past month, how often have you had to urinate again less than 2 hours after you finished urinating?

Not at all (0 points)

Less than 1 time in 5 (1 point)

Less than half the time (2 points)

About half the time (3 points)

More than half the time (4 points)

Almost always (5 points)
Over the past month, how often have you found you stopped and started again several times when you urinated?

Not at all (0 points)

Less than 1 time in 5 (1 point)

Less than half the time (2 points)

About half the time (3 points)

More than half the time (4 points)

Almost always (5 points)
Over the past month, how often have you found it difficult to postpone urination?

Not at all (0 points)

Less than 1 time in 5 (1 point)

Less than half the time (2 points)

About half the time (3 points)

More than half the time (4 points)

Almost always (5 points)
Over the past month, how often have you had a weak urinary stream?

Not at all (0 points)

Less than 1 time in 5 (1 point)

Less than half the time (2 points)

About half the time (3 points)

More than half the time (4 points)

Almost always (5 points)
Over the past month, how often have you had to push or strain to begin urination?

Not at all (0 points)

Less than 1 time in 5 (1 point)

Less than half the time (2 points)

About half the time (3 points)

More than half the time (4 points)

Almost always (5 points)
Over the past month, how many times did you most typically get up to urinate from the time you went to bed at night until the time you got up in the morning?

None (0 points)

1 time (1 point)

2 times (2 points)

3 times (3 points)

4 times (4 points)

5 or more times (5 points)

 
Important: Inputs must be complete to perform calculation.

 
Total criteria point count:
 

 

IPSS: Score

 
0 to 7 points: Mild symptoms
8 to 19 points: Moderate symptoms
20 to 35 points: Severe symptoms

 

 
Only digits 0 to 9 and a single decimal point (".") are acceptable as numeric inputs. Attempted input of other characters into a numeric field may lead to an incorrect result.

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