News & Blog
Prescription Drug Price Increases
ICA has been receiving an influx of calls from patients concerned with the price increases of several standard IC treatments such as Elmiron and Uribel. We want you to know…
PBS Airing Menopause Documentary
The Society for Women’s Health Research is currently promoting a documentary on menopause entitled “Hot Flash Havoc,” which will be shown on PBS. Described as “a crash-course in what you…
New to ICA’s Reading List
Aches, Pains, and Love: A Guide to Dating and Relationships for Those With Chronic Pain and Illness, by Kira Lynne This book is for people living with chronic pain or illness,…
!!ACTION ALERT!! Contact both your Senators and ask that they continue to support the inclusion of “interstitial cystitis (IC)” as condition eligible for study through the Department of Defense Peer-Reviewed…
FDA Outreach: FDA Announces Opioid Action Plan
In response to the opioid abuse epidemic, yesterday Dr. Robert Califf, the FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Medical Products and Tobacco, along with other FDA leaders, called for a far-reaching action…
Bladder Hydrodistention/Intravesical Sodium Hyaluronate “Immediately Effective” in Severe IC
Yang JY, Wei W, Lan YL, Liu JQ, Wang HB, Li S. Role of Bladder Hydrodistention and Intravesical Sodium Hyaluronate in the Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis. Urol J. 2015 Dec…
Trigger Point Wand Plus Relaxation Therapy: A Combination That May Improve Pelvic Pain
Anderson RU, Wise D, Sawyer T, Nathanson BH, Nevin Smith J. Equal Improvement in Men and Women in the Treatment of Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Using a Multi-modal Protocol…
Eviprostat May Offer Symptom Relief in Patients With CP/CPPS
Iwamura H, Koie T, Soma O, Matsumoto T, Imai A, Hatakeyama S, Yoneyama T, Hashimoto Y, Ohyama C. Eviprostat has an identical effect compared to pollen extract (Cernilton) in patients…
Anti-NGF Therapy: A Potentially Effective Treatment for Bladder Symptoms?
Kawamorita N, Yoshikawa S, Kashyap M, Tyagi P, Arai Y, Chancellor MB, Yoshimura N. Liposome-based Intravesical Therapy targeting Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) ameliorates Bladder Hypersensitivity in Rats with Experimental Colitis.…