Epistemis

Prostate Symptom Score (I-PSS / IPSS)

Required inputs

The inputs this calculator asks for inside the app.
VariableExample value
1. Feeling of Incomplete Emptying (How often do you feel like you didn't empty your bladder properly?)
2. Frequency/Frequency (How often do you have to urinate again within 2 hours?)
3. Intermittency (How often did the urine flow stop and start several times?)
4. Urgency (How often did you have trouble holding back the urge to urinate?)
5. Weak Flow (How often have you noticed that your urine stream is weak?)
6. Pushing/Straining (How often have you had to push to start urinating?)
7. Nocturia (How many times do you get up at night to urinate on average?)
8. Quality of Life (How would you feel if you had to live with these symptoms forever?)

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This page explains the score but does not run it. In Epistemis, the calculator validates units, flags values outside physiological ranges, and provides the interpretation that a number alone cannot convey.

Epistemis is educational review material. It is not a medical device, does not diagnose or prescribe treatment, and does not replace formal medical training, current clinical guidelines, or professional clinical judgment.

Specialty
Urology
Area
Specialties
Variables
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