International Prostate Symptom Score

The symptoms must have been experienced in the last month and each answer is scored from 0 to 5 for a maximum score of 35 points. The eighth, and final question (not included in the main IPSS score), relating to the patient's perceived quality of life, is assigned a score of 0 (delighted) to 6 (terrible). == Mnemonic ==

The mnemonic "FUN WISE" can be used to remember the seven questions relating to symptoms of BPH. They are as follows: Reference: Third year medical student attitudes toward learning urology October 2001The Journal of Urology 166(3):1011 DOI:10.1016/S0022-5347(05)65907-1 SourcePubMed Authors: William J. Huang ==Standardisation==

In research, the IPSS is used to standardise patients' complaints and symptoms. However, a meta-analysis on the subject of the influence of position (whether standing or sitting) on urodynamics (that is, on tests of how completely the bladder, sphincter and urethra store and release urine) noted that, in most cases, physicians either did not use the IPSS, or did not use it adequately. ==External links==