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Last Call for IC Friendly Recipes!
“The Season of Eating,” has officially begun! Unfortunately, for most of us with IC, that can mean “The Season of Flares,” from eating too many non-IC friendly foods. Between now…
Chronic Pelvic Pain May Increase Risk of Erectile Dysfunction, Recent Studies Show
Chen X, Zhou Z, Qiu X, Wang B, Dai J. The Effect of Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS) on Erectile Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS One. 2015…
Novel Brain Scan Procedure May Help Doctors Identify Telltale Urinary Symptoms
Kleinhans NM, Yang CC, Strachan ED, Buchwald DS, Maravilla KR. Alterations in connectivity on fMRI with provocation of lower urinary tract symptoms: A MAPP Research Network feasibility study in urologic…
Tailored Treatment is the Best Approach to Pelvic Pain, Researchers Say
Magistro G, Wagenlehner FM, Grabe M, Weidner W, Stief CG, Nickel JC. Contemporary Management of Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome. Eur Urol. 2015 Sep 24. pii: S0302-2838(15)00857-X. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2015.08.061. [Epub…
Current IC/BPS Treatments Lacking, But Promising Agents on the Horizon
Ogawa T, Ishizuka O, Ueda T, Tyagi P, Chancellor MB, Yoshimura N. Current and emerging drugs for interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). Expert Opin Emerg Drugs. 2015 Nov 4:1-16. [Epub…
Repeated Botulinum Toxin Injections Plus Hydrodistention Provides Significant Long-Term Improvement
Lee CL, Kuo HC. Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Repeated Intravescial OnabotulinumtoxinA Injections Plus Hydrodistention in the Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome. Toxins (Basel). 2015 Oct 22;7(10):4283-93. doi: 10.3390/toxins7104283.…
Botulinum Toxin Reduces Pain Symptoms in Patients With Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome
Jia-Fong Jhang, Hui-Ling Tseng, Hann-Chorng Kuo, Hualien, Taiwan, Yuh-Chen Kuo, Taipei, Taiwan, Yao-Chou Tsai, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Intravesical Botulinum Toxin A Single Injections Can Reduce Bladder Pain in Treatment…
Family Physicians Can Systematically Evaluate and Treat Dysuria
Michels TC, Sands JE. Dysuria: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis in Adults. Am Fam Physician. 2015 Nov 1;92(9):778-86. This comprehensive article covers the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of dysuria, or painful…