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15 questions · 15 findings · 3 reviews

No studies found 2 · 13.3%GRADE not reported 2 · 13.3%Very low 3 · 20%Low 5 · 33.3%Moderate 3 · 20%High 0 · 0%

Phytotherapy vs Another topical agent or 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

Phytotherapy probably leads to higher prostatitis symptoms: 'responders' Number of participants with a 25%… compared with placebo or other agents (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Serenoa repens in combination with other phytotherapy vs placebo or no intervention

Urologic symptom scores · men with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction

Serenoa repens in combination with other phytotherapy showed no clear difference in urologic symptom scoreMeasured by IPSS scores (range 0 to 35)Higher… compared with placebo or no intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Serenoa repens in combination with other phytotherapy vs placebo or no intervention

Adverse eventsCumulative incidence · men with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction

Serenoa repens in combination with other phytotherapy showed no clear difference in adverse eventsCumulative incidence compared with placebo or no intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review