What do systematic reviews say?

Acupuncture vs medical treatment

Acupuncture may leads to higher prostatitis symptoms: response defined as a 6‐point decrease in… compared with medical treatment (low certainty).

• Non‐pharmacological interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 3.57 [1.45, 8.8]
  1 study · 24 participants
  Low