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My Faith Helped Me Through

My name is Sara and I live in North Carolina. I am a 27-year-old single woman with Down syndrome. More than two years ago I was diagnosed with IC and…

Blessed to Have IC Under Control

My name is Melissa and I am 38 years old. I started having bladder pain at the age of seven. Every time I went to the doctor for a urine…

Diet Made Me Pain Free

I’m Laura and I live in Christchurch, New Zealand. I am a very proud, 29-year-old wife and mother who was diagnosed with severe endometriosis at age 13 following three exploratory…

ICA Pilot Research Program is Now Accepting Applications

The Interstitial Cystitis Association (ICA) invites investigators from all disciplines interested in studying interstitial cystitis (IC), also known as painful bladder syndrome or bladder pain syndrome, to submit an application…

New Research Literature Reviews

Wonder what new developments are happening in the field of IC research? Read our newest plain language summaries about advances in IC treatment, research, and understanding. Reviews include articles from…

Take a Chance…You Never Know

After reading all of the Voices of Hope stories, I decided to add mine. As with many stories, my IC journey began with what I thought was a urinary tract…