The ICA Update is an award-winning magazine that brings together in-depth stories on IC/BPS research, treatment advancements, and everyday living. Designed to inform and support, each issue offers thoughtful insights that help readers better understand and navigate life with IC/BPS.
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Spring/Summer 2026 Edition
- IC/BPS & Sexual Health
- Maintaining—or restoring—intimacy while living with IC/BPS.
- Reclaiming Intimacy
- Pelvic floor physical therapy can guide a gradual and supported progression back to intimacy.
- Forum: IC, Couples, & Intimacy
- Jill Solomon, MFT, discusses how intimacy can remain possible—and how couples can sustain the spark.
- Living with IC/BPS
- Patients share their experiences with IC/BPS, soap operas, and tattoos.
- Research Roundup
- Studies from ICA’s Research Digest include the potential of GLP-1s, the role of depression, and challenges with social media.
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