Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Seasonality, cyclicity and circadian rhythm

There seems to be a distinct seasonality in CP/CPPS. Overall symptoms worsen the more northerly you live. Over the year symptoms improve from about may to august and worsen from october to april. Overlying this longer cycle there is anecdotal evidence of a shorter cycle of about 3-6 weeks for dysuria and of a diurnal cycle were symptoms, especially dysuria and muscle pain, are worse in the morning and improve during the day.

I'll revisit this topic later.

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