Benign prostatic hyperplasia

International Prostate Symptom Score

Self-administered patient questionnaire containing 7 questions with a Likert scale of 0 to 5 covering both irritative and obstructive voiding symptoms: [ International Prostatism Symptom Score (IPSS) Opens in new window ]

• Mild score: 0 to 7

• Moderate score: 8 to 19

• Severe score: 20 to 35.

Also includes an additional question on quality of life (bother score) scored from 0 to 6.