News & Blog

Month: October 2015

Thank You for Supporting ICA’S 30TH Anniversary Campaign

As the seasons change and ICA begins a brand new fiscal year on October 1, we want to send out a big THANK YOU to our generous donors for making…

New Voices of Hope

There are so many reasons to feel hopeful. Read the newest personal Voices of Hope stories. Everyone has a story. Please share yours with others. You never know who you…

IC and the Mind-Body Connection

I was diagnosed with IC in 2001 by a urologist who was referred to me by my gynecologist after suffering for about a month with bladder pain. For nearly ten…

I Found Hope for My IC

My struggle with IC began with my diagnosis in 1992. Since knowledge is power, I quickly read everything I could find about it, including a substantial amount of information from…

New IC Research

Plain language summaries of newly published IC-related research now available.  

Controversial CDC Opioid Guidelines – ICA Responds

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently drafted new guidelines on prescribing opioids for chronic pain. Unfortunately, the panel utilized to develop the guidelines did not include any…

Standardized Treatment for IC/BPS Remains Elusive

Pazin C, de Souza Mitidieri AM, Silva AP, Gurian MB, Poli-Neto OB, Rosa-E-Silva JC. Treatment of bladder pain syndrome and interstitial cystitis: a systematic review. Int Urogynecol J. 2015 Aug…

Sensitivity to Pressure May Provide New Clues Regarding IC/BPS-Related Symptoms

Hellman KM, Patanwala IY, Pozolo KE, Tu FF. Multimodal nociceptive mechanisms underlying chronic pelvic pain. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Aug 20. pii: S0002-9378(15)00908-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.08.038. [Epub ahead of print]…

Glomerulations: No Convincing Evidence That They Indicate IC/BPS, Investigators Say

Wennevik GE, Meijlink JM, Hanno P, Nordling J. The role of glomerulations in Bladder Pain Syndrome – A review. J Urol. 2015 Aug 26. pii: S0022-5347(15)04683-2. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2015.06.112. [Epub ahead…

Contrast-Enhanced MRI Could Aid in Diagnosis of IC

Towner RA, Wisniewski AB, Wu DH, Van Gordon SB, Smith N, North JC, McElhaney R, Aston CE, Shobeiri SA, Kropp BP, Greenwood-Van Meerveld B, Hurst RE. A Feasibility Study to…