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Changes in Heart Rate Variability May Occur in Women With IC/BPS
Williams DP, Chelimsky G, McCabe NP, Koenig J, Singh P, Janata J, Thayer JF, Buffington CA, Chelimsky T. Effects of Chronic Pelvic Pain on Heart Rate Variability in Women. J…
Psychosocial Impact of Pelvic Pain Disorders Goes Far Beyond Anxiety and Depression
Naliboff BD, Stephens AJ, Afari N, Lai H, Krieger JN, Hong B, Lutgendorf S, Strachan E, Williams D; MAPP Research Network. Widespread Psychosocial Difficulties in Men and Women With Urologic…
Painful Jaw Condition May Be Intensified in People With Interstitial Cystitis and Other Comorbidities
Dahan H, Shir Y, Velly A, Allison P. Specific and number of comorbidities are associated with increased levels of temporomandibular pain intensity and duration. J Headache Pain. 2015 Dec;16:528. doi:…
Oxidative Damage May Give Clues to IC/BPS Diagnosis
Ener K, Keske M, Aldemir M, Özcan MF, Okulu E, Özayar A, Ergin M, Doluoğlu ÖG, Çakmak S, Erel Ö. Evaluation of oxidative stress status and antioxidant capacity in patients…
Researchers Link IC/BPS Tissue Impairment to Expression of Prostaglandin E2
Marentette JO, Hurst RE, McHowat J. Impaired Expression of Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) Synthesis and Degradation Enzymes during Differentiation of Immortalized Urothelial Cells from Patients with Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome. PLoS…
P2X Receptors Could be Promising Target in Treatment of IC/BPS
Kennedy C. ATP as a cotransmitter in the autonomic nervous system. Auton Neurosci. 2015 Apr 25. pii: S1566-0702(15)00040-5. doi: 10.1016/j.autneu.2015.04.004. [Epub ahead of print] Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a transporter of…
Happy to Accept Life as It Is
My name is Diana. I am 36 years old and was officially diagnosed with IC three years ago, although I was symptomatic for a long time prior. It took one…
National Pain Strategy
ICA staff attended a national meeting of leaders in federal agencies, academic institutions, policy organizations, patient advocacy groups, and industry to discuss the obstacles and opportunities to implementing the National…
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