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Month: August 2015

Painful Urgency and Bladder Filling May Signify a More Severe IC/BPS Subtype

Lai HH, Krieger JN, Pontari MA, Buchwald D, Hou X, Landis JR; MAPP Research Network. Painful Bladder Filling and Painful Urgency Are Distinct Characteristics in Men and Women with Urologic…

Hyaluronic Acid Efficacy Encouraging in Small Series of Patients IC/BPS

Han XM, Wu XH, Li B, Pan F, Li WC, Liu SL, Zeng FQ, Chen M. The effects of intravesical therapy with hyaluronic acid for painful bladder syndrome: Preliminary Chinese…

Pelvic Pain/IC May Respond to Dextroamphetamine Sulfate, Despite Previous Treatment Failure

Check JH. Sympathomimetic amines are a safe, highly effective therapy for several female chronic disorders that do not respond well to conventional therapy. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2015;42(3):267-78. This study…

Tibial Nerve Stimulation Fails as a Treatment for IC/BPS in This 20-Patient Study

Ragab M, Tawfik A, Abo Elenen M, Elnady M, Elgamal O, Elkordy M, Gameel T, Rasheed M. Evaluation of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation for treatment of refractory painful bladder syndrome.…

Statin Use Linked to IC/BPS?

Huang CY, Chung SD, Kao LT, Lin HC, Wang LH. Statin Use Is Associated with Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis: A Population-Based Case-Control Study. Urol Int. 2015 Jul 16. [Epub ahead…

Support “Operation Cure IC”

Sheila Erimez is an IC warrior and patient advocate with a big heart and a mission! On August 29th, she’ll be tackling the Reebok Spartan Sprint – a 5K obstacle…

Free Acupuncture Clinic

Healthpointe Acupuncture & Wellness, Rockville, MD, partnered with ICA to hold Free Pain Clinics on Wednesdays in August with the hope of helping to raise money for ICA. Through their…

Trust Yourself, Love Yourself

My name is Erika Kerr. I’m 30 years old and I’m from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. I was diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis when I was 25 years old, but had…

ICA’s Patient Forum Sessions are Available as webinars

You can view the sessions from ICA’s Patient Forum on ICA’s Virtual Patient Education page. Listen to many prominent experts in the field of IC research and treatment in these…

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I Don’t Live in the Shadow of My IC

My name is Danielle Hensley and my story begins back in late 2010 and early 2011 when I was a senior in high school wanting nothing more than to just…