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Urinary Markers Could Help Confirm Diagnosis of IC/BPS

Grigorescu B, Powers K, Lazarou G. Update on Urinary Tract Markers in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2016 Jan-Feb;22(1):16-23. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000224. The optimal method for definitively…

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…

Pelvic Pain May Induce Microscopic Changes in the Brain Over Time

Woodworth D, Mayer E, Leu K, Ashe-McNalley C, Naliboff BD, Labus JS, Tillisch K, Kutch JJ, Farmer MA, Apkarian AV, Johnson KA, Mackey SC, Ness TJ, Landis JR, Deutsch G,…

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…

Botulinum Toxin May Not Benefit Patients with a High Score on IC Symptom Index

Kuo YC, Kuo HC. O’Leary-Sant Symptom Index Predicts the Treatment Outcome for OnabotulinumtoxinA Injections for Refractory Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome. Toxins (Basel). 2015 Jul 30;7(8):2860-71. doi: 10.3390/toxins7082860. Botulinum toxin injection…

MRI May Reveal Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Patients with IC/BPS

Ackerman AL, Lee UJ, Jellison FC, Tan N, Patel M, Raman SS, Rodriguez LV. MRI suggests increased tonicity of the levator ani in women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. Int…

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…