Doctors use a combination of tests, including urinalysis, cystoscopy, urine culture, and bladder wall biopsy to diagnose interstitial cystitis. For males, they may also examine prostate secretions.

Interstitial cystitis (IC), also called bladder pain syndrome, has been generally considered a less well-known condition. It is estimated, however, that between 4 to 12 million Americans suffer ...

Elise Kozal spent the better part of her college years with a burning bladder and urethra—a sensation that would send her to the bathroom constantly only to feel, frustratingly, as if she could never ...

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For years, Sarah Cossar from South Australia lived with constant urgency and pelvic pain, waking up multiple times a night to wee, but she thought she just had a ‘small bladder’. After learning her ...

The etiology of interstitial cystitis (IC) is unknown. Diagnosis is achieved through a process of elimination, based mainly on patient symptoms. Treatment of IC and evaluation of treatment responses ...

SAN ANTONIO — When evaluating women with pelvic pain, consider the vestibule, says a urologist and sexual medicine specialist who says clinicians should stop ignoring this underappreciated component ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are very common and often mild. Often, UTIs even resolve on their own without treatment. However, a rare type of UTI called emphysematous cystitis (EC) is much more ...

Cystitis: it’s arguably one of the most inconvenient infections you can get and, with it accounting for three million GP visits each year, chances are you know why. From a relentless need to wee to a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with COVID-19 reported experiencing severe genitourinary symptoms during infection, and new or ...