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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

316 questions · 326 findings · 27 reviews · Urology

No studies found 56 · 17.2%GRADE not reported 17 · 5.2%Very low 52 · 16%Low 115 · 35.3%Moderate 78 · 23.9%High 8 · 2.5%

Antibiotics vs placebo

Prostatitis symptoms: 'responders' Number of participants with a 25% or 6‐point decrease in NIH‐CPSI scores · participants with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Antibiotic therapy showed no clear difference in prostatitis symptoms: 'responders' Number of participants with a 25%… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy vs sham

Major adverse events · men with lower urinary tract symptoms suggesting benign prostatic hyperplasia

It is very uncertain whether convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy changes major adverse events compared with sham procedure (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy vs sham

Retreatment · men with lower urinary tract symptoms suggesting benign prostatic hyperplasia

It is very uncertain whether convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy changes retreatment compared with sham procedure (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combination therapy vs alpha‐blocker

Surgical intervention · men with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction

It is very uncertain whether combination therapy changes surgical intervention compared with alpha‐blockers (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review