UCPPS - Prostatitis, Interstitial Cystitis Forum

Her work should be judged from the resonance it has on the scientific world. I don't think it made any kind of wave at conventions.

J Dimitrakov wrote:Hope this is helpful. Please let me know if you have further questions.

Best,
JD

Dr. D,
Thanks for the great explanation!

More (basic) questions: If this was a game of hormones/enzyme, how does trigger point help? I can see relaxation playing a role though. If a lack of cortisol leads to muscle tension issues, you can develop trigger points everywhere. Probably the pelvic floor is one of the most susceptible areas of ...

I have a question for Dr. Dimitrakov:

Can a deficiency in cortisol pathways also be related to the (generally intermittent) ED issues which plague many CPPS patients?

sure, I'm italian

I've managed to read a bit of that AISPEP, and here's what I think about it. Italy's urologist practice is really out of date right now: Italian medicine has some really advanced fields, like cardiology or oncology, along with many outdated ones. Urology is badly dated, because is made by essentiall...

I don't think the start of chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome is an infection, I believe chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome comes out from some anxiety disorder that somatizes into muscle tension. I have suffered of muscle tension issues for years, not only in the pel...

Great news indeed, even if a lot of work must be done. Congratulations to the docs involved!

No, I haven't met them. I had an exam on the MST center where Mazzoli works, and invariably came out with a Chlamydia diagnosis. Guercini has been infamous for many years on this board, but to be frank, I have understood quite early that no italian doctor can handle the situation down there. Has Gue...

Marco,

how's the position of Guercini about chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome right now? What does he actually do in his practice? Won't comment on Mazzoli, she found chlamydia on me back when I didn't know anything about this forum