SELF-ASSESSMENT

The American Urological Association (AUA) has drafted a simple symptom index to help categorize enlarged prostate symptoms. It contains seven questions intended to classify the severity of your enlarged prostate symptoms.

The following is a unique interactive series of questions that will help you determine the severity of your urinating problems. After you answer these seven questions, your score will be calculated immediately, and you will be given a brief interpretation of the score. REMEMBER, your individual score must be interpreted with care. We recommend that you contact your health care provider for any questions that you have. These seven questions were compiled by a group of urologists. It is known as the Symptom Score Index and is used by urologists around the country and by members of the AUA to quantify a man's urinary symptoms.

Select the response for each question that most closely corresponds to your recent experiences. To mark your response, click on the button in the column which describes your symptom.

AUA SYMPTOM INDEX
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Questions to be answered regarding your
BPH condition		 Not at all Less than 1 time in 5 Less than half the time About half the time More than half the time Almost always Point value
Over the past month, how often have you had a sensation of not emptying your bladder completely after you finished urinating? 0 1 2 3 4 5
Over the past month, how often have you had to urinate again less than 2 hours after you finished urinating? 0 1 2 3 4 5
Over the past month, how often have you stopped and started again several times when you urinated? 0 1 2 3 4 5
Over the past month, how often have you found it difficult to postpone urination? 0 1 2 3 4 5
Over the past month, how often have you had a weak urinary stream? 0 1 2 3 4 5
Over the past month, how often have you had to push or strain to begin urination? 0 1 2 3 4 5
Over the past month, how many times did you most typically get up to urinate from the time you went to bed at night until the time you got up in the morning? (Check the column which best represents the number of times you awake each night, on average.) 0
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AUA Symptom Score


What your score means:

0-7 Points
Symptoms are considered mild.

8-19 Points
Symptoms are considered moderate.

20-35 Points
Symptoms are considered severe.