AUA Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Male Chronic Pelvic Pain

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AUA Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Male Chronic Pelvic Pain

Host: Mark L. Gonzalgo, MD, PhD, MBA
Guests: Elise JB De, MD & Dane Johnson, MD

 

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Thread 'Diagnosis and Management of Male Chronic Pelvic Pain : AUA Guideline 2025'

Oct 7, 2025

Unabridged version of this Guideline [pdf]
Figures and Tables [pdf]




Figure 3A and B: Standardized Male Pelvic Floor Examination

In men, the PFM are palpated through the rectum in the usual prostate examination position with the patient bending over facing down, or lying laterally with the knees bent. PFM tenderness is evaluated in specific muscles: left/right posterior levator ani muscle – at 1 and 11 o’clock; left/right anterior levator ani muscle – at 5 and 7 o’clock; left/right obturator internus muscle laterally – at 3 and 9 o’clock; and the perineal body between the...

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