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This calculator is for educational purposes only. It uses published group-level outcomes and does not represent an individualized validated prediction model. Results should be discussed with your physician. Individual outcomes depend on anatomy, prostate blood supply, bladder function, and technical factors.

PAE Outcomes Estimator

Enter what you know — you can leave fields blank and we'll estimate based on what's available. This tool estimates the likely benefit of PAE based on published research.

About You
From ultrasound, MRI, or CT — leave blank if unknown
Optional — from recent blood test
Your Symptom Score (IPSS)
Enter your score if you know it (0–35), or use the questionnaire below to calculate it now.
Which Symptoms Bother You Most?
This helps us estimate which symptoms are most likely to improve.

Voiding symptoms

Weak stream, straining to urinate, stopping and starting, feeling of incomplete emptying

Storage symptoms

Urgency, frequent urination, waking at night to urinate (nocturia)

Both equally

I have a mix of voiding and storage symptoms

Your Estimated PAE Outcomes

Based on your inputs and published research. These are population-level estimates — individual results vary.

Symptom Improvement

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How we calculated this ▾

Full Bibliography

Abt D et al. BJU International. 2019;124(1):134-144.
McWilliams JP et al. JVIR. 2019;30(5):627-637.
Hacking N et al. (UK-ROPE). Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2019;42(5):666-676.
Bilhim T et al. Radiology. 2016;281(1):289-300.
von Stempel C et al. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2025.
Powell T et al. Urology. 2021;156:216-224.
Bhatia S et al. JVIR. 2025;36(3):456-466.
Carnevale FC et al. Radiology. 2020;296(2):444-451.
Brown N et al. (P-EASY). BJU International. 2018;122(S5):27-34.
Kim SJ et al. PLoS One. 2022;17(9):e0274399.
Chung JH et al. Int J Clin Pract. 2013;67(9):870-875.