A team of Korean researchers suggests that low testosterone could be associated with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).

Published in May in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, their propensity-matched study found a correlation between "prostatitis-like symptoms" and total testosterone levels below 350 ng/dL.

The researchers identified 948 men with testosterone levels below this threshold (the case group) and compared them to 4,740 men with testosterone levels at or above 350 ng/dL (the control group). Each man completed as series of questionnaires, including the National Institutes of Health - Chronic Prostatitis Symptoms Index (NIH-CPSI).

Men in the case group had higher rates of mild, moderate, and severe CP/CPPS. Also, their NIH-CPSI scores indicated worsened pain and quality of life. 

More research is needed, the authors noted. 

Learn more about the study here. 

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