Urology · Primary Care · Internal Medicine
AUA Symptom Index / IPSS calculator
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Clinical inputs
- Sensation of incomplete emptying
- Frequency (voiding again within 2 hours)
- Intermittency (stop and start several times)
- Urgency (difficulty postponing urination)
- Weak urinary stream
- Straining to begin urination
- Nocturia (times up to urinate)
Primary source
Barry MJ et al. The American Urological Association symptom index for benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Urol. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)36966-5. PMID: 1279218. Scope: seven LUTS items (incomplete emptying, frequency, intermittency, urgency, weak stream, straining, nocturia) each scored 0–5; total 0–35 with mild 0–7, moderate 8–19, and severe 20–35 symptom bands (IPSS uses the same symptom items). (1992)
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