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Nonbacterial prostatitis is a common problem in young men.
It is a disease that is often recurrent and each episode lasts for several months. Different causative mechanisms of the disease have been discussed, including identified and unidentified microorganisms, stone formation and psychological factors. We performed a paralled double-blind controlled study of the objective and subjective effects of allopurinol on patients with nonbacterial prostatitis. All patients began medication at the same time regardless of whether the disease was in an active state. No side effects were noted in the treatment groups.