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Hormone Used to Treat Infertility May Be a Potential Treatment Option for IC/BPS
Rao CV. Therapeutic Potential of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Against Painful Bladder Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis. Reprod Sci. 2016 Mar 22. pii: 1933719116639139. [Epub ahead of print] Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is a…
Novel Drug AQX-1125 Shows Early Promise in Moderate to Severe IC/BPS
Nickel JC, Egerdie B. Davis E, Evans R, Mackenzie L, Shrewsbury SB. A Phase II Study of Efficacy and Safety of a Novel, Oral SHIP1 Activator, AQX-1125, in Subjects with…
Meditation May Have Unique and Synergistic Pain-Relieving Properties, Investigators Say
Zeidan F, Adler-Neal AL, Wells RE, Stagnaro E, May LM, Eisenach JC, McHaffie JG, Coghill RC. Mindfulness-Meditation-Based Pain Relief Is Not Mediated by Endogenous Opioids. J Neurosci. 2016 Mar 16;36(11):3391-7.…
Bladder Instillation of Liposomes Promising in Patients With IC/BPS
Janicki JJ, Chancellor MB, Kaufman J, Gruber MA, Chancellor DD. Potential Effect of Liposomes and Liposome-Encapsulated Botulinum Toxin and Tacrolimus in the Treatment of Bladder Dysfunction. Toxins (Basel). 2016 Mar…
Is Acupuncture Better than Standard Pelvic Pain Treatment? Research Suggests Potential Edge
Chang SC, Hsu CH, Hsu CK, Yang SS, Chang SJ. The efficacy of acupuncture in managing patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: A systemic review and meta-analysis. Neurourol Urodyn.…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine May Provide IC/BPS Relief, But More Studies are Needed
Pang R, Ali A. The Chinese approach to complementary and alternative medicine treatment for interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. Transl Androl Urol. 2015 Dec;4(6):653-61. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-4683.2015.08.10. In this review article, the…
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…
Intravesical Treatment With Chondroitin Sulfate Holds Promise in IC/BPS
Downey A, Hennessy DB, Curry D, Cartwright C, Downey P, Pahuja A. Intravesical chondroitin sulphate for interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome. Ulster Med J. 2015 Oct;84(3):161-3. Bladder instillation, or the application…