Use of Pelvic Floor Ultrasound to Assess Pelvic Floor Muscle Function in Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome in Men

Three implications can be drawn from the findings. First, ARA at rest and during contraction as well as LP angle during contraction and LPA excursion separates men with UCPPS from controls. Second, ARA at rest and during contraction was correlated with pain and sexual dysfunction, while LPA at rest was related to anxiety. Third, pelvic floor ultrasound has the potential to be a useful and objective method of assessing PFM morphology in UCPPS. Davis SN, Morin M, Binik YM, Khalife S, and Carrier S. Use of pelvic floor ultrasound to assess pelvic floor muscle function in urological chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men. J Sex Med 2011;8:3173-3180.