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UroToday's IC/PBS/BPS section is a repository of the clinical publications, clinical trials and investigative science pertaining to the diagnosis and treatment of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome/bladder pain syndrome. Also available are conference coverage for all timely IC/PBS/BPS, audio podcasts and downloadable slides from UroToday's slide library.

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Non-Gynecologic Causes Should Be Ruled Out Prior to Hysterectomy Performed for Chronic Pelvic Pain
Thursday, 02 December 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is an enigmatic disease which affects millions of women. The etiology of the pain is often not clear, and many women undergo hysterectomy in hopes of alleviating their symptoms.
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Interstitial Cystitis May Be More Prevalent than Previously Estimated
Tuesday, 30 November 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Interstitial cystitis (IC) is an enigmatic disease. The true prevalence of the disease is not known.
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Bladder Distention for Interstitial Cystitis Patients Lacks Standardization
Tuesday, 23 November 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Bladder distention has been one of the mainstays in the diagnosis and treatment of interstitial cystitis (IC). Unfortunately, the method of short bladder distention (SBD) has not been standardized.
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Glomerulations in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis Correlate with an Over Expression of Bladder Angiogenic Growth Factors
Thursday, 30 September 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Interstitial cystitis (IC) is an enigmatic disease, which remains a diagnosis of exclusion. Glomerulations following bladder hydrodistention are considered to be a finding consistent with IC.
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Proven Effective in the Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis in Small Pilot Study
Wednesday, 14 July 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a chronic and debilitating bladder syndrome, primarily affecting women.
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Intravesical Nitric Oxide Production Discriminates Between Classic and Non-ulcer Interstitial Cystitis
Monday, 05 April 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the bladder. It occurs predominantly in women and is a heterogeneous syndrome divided into 2 subtypes, the classic form and non-ulcer form.
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Genetic Syndrome Tied to Panic Disorder and Bladder Problems
Friday, 12 March 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The seemingly disparate conditions of panic disorder, interstitial cystitis and thyroid abnormalities may be components of a hitherto unidentified genetic syndrome, researchers report in the March issues of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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New Guidelines Issued for Chronic Pelvic Pain
Tuesday, 09 March 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued a new practice bulletin for chronic pelvic pain, a condition that can be difficult to diagnose and treat.
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Treatment with Peripheral Afferent Nerve Stimulation Shows Improvement in Lower Urinary Tract Irritative Symptoms
Monday, 26 January 2004
The knowledge that the afferent nerves from the posterior tibial nerve communicate to the sacral center of micturition facilitated the invention of the ?PTNS? method (Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation) for the management of lower urinary tract dysfunction.
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Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain Should be Screened for Interstitial Cystitis
Wednesday, 14 August 2002
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Interstitial cystitis is highly prevalent in women with chronic pelvic pain, US researchers have found. They recommend that two office-based tools, the Interstitial Cystitis Symptom Index and a visual analog scale for dyspareunia, be used to screen for this condition.
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