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Symptom severity was measured using the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) and the International Prostatic Symptoms Score (IPSS). Sexual function was assessed by the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) questionnaire. After four weeks of therapy, the NIH-CPSI, IPSS, and IIEF-5 tests were repeated. The variables were compared between patients with and without prostatic calcifications using the Students t-test or chi-square test. No significant differences were found between CP\/CPPS patients with and without prostatic calcifications regarding age, body mass index, prostate volume, CPSI, IPSS and IIEF-5. Men with calcifications endured symptoms significantly longer (37.9\u2009\u00b1\u200925.2 versus 19.0\u2009\u00b1\u200916.4 months, P\u2009&lt;\u20090.01), and had significantly higher white blood cell counts per high power field in expressed prostatic secretions (7.7\u2009\u00b1\u200912.8 versus 3.9\u2009\u00b1\u20094.7; P\u2009&lt;\u20090.01), than patients without prostatic calcifications, who responded better to medication compared with patients with prostatic calcifications. 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