Central amygdala metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 in the modulation of visceral pain [PDF]
, 2012 Painful bladder syndrome is a debilitating condition that affects 3–6% of women in the United States. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that changes in central nervous system processing are key to the development of chronic bladder pain conditions, but ...
Bruchas, Michael R +6 more
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Botulinum Toxin A for Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis
Toxins, 2016 Botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT-A), derived from Clostridium botulinum, has been used clinically for several diseases or syndrome including chronic migraine, spasticity, focal dystonia and other neuropathic pain. Chronic pelvic or bladder pain is the one of
Bin Chiu +3 more
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Role of Gynecologic Findings in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome: A Consensus. [PDF]
Neurourol UrodynSullivan ME +5 more
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An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for the conservative and nonpharmacological management of female pelvic floor dysfunction [PDF]
, 2016 There has been an increasing need for the terminology on the conservative management of female pelvic floor dysfunction to be collated in a clinically based consensus report.This Report combines the input of members and elected nominees of the ...
Abramov, Yoram +14 more
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General Overview of Artificial Intelligence for Interstitial Cystitis in Urology [PDF]
International Neurourology Journal, 2023 Our understanding of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) has evolved over time. The diagnosis of IC/BPS is primarily based on symptoms such as urgency, frequency, and bladder or pelvic pain.
Yongwon Cho +2 more
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Noninvasive experimental bladder pain assessment in painful bladder syndrome [PDF]
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2016 ObjectiveTo compare bladder sensitivity between patients with pelvic pain and patients who were pain free, undergoing noninvasive, controlled bladder distension via diuresis. We also sought to measure potential mechanisms underlying bladder sensitivity.DesignProspective observational study.SettingCommunity teaching hospital.PopulationReproductive‐age ...
F F, Tu, J N, Kane, K M, Hellman
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Recognizing myofascial pelvic pain in the female patient with chronic pelvic pain. [PDF]
, 2012 Myofascial pelvic pain (MFPP) is a major component of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and often is not properly identified by health care providers. The hallmark diagnostic indicator of MFPP is myofascial trigger points in the pelvic floor musculature that ...
Katzman, Wendy B, Pastore, Elizabeth A
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Case Reports in Urology, 2019 Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome is a chronic pelvic pain condition with no known etiology that affects millions of women and men in the United States.
Tyler L. Overholt +3 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 Bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) is a debilitating pain syndrome of unknown etiology that predominantly affects females. Clinically, BPS/IC presents in a wide spectrum where all patients report severe bladder pain together with one or
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Metabolomics Insights Into Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Interstitial Cystitis [PDF]
, 2014 Interstitial cystitis (IC), also known as painful bladder syndrome or bladder pain syndrome, is a chronic lower urinary tract syndrome characterized by pelvic pain, urinary urgency, and increased urinary frequency in the absence of bacterial infection or
Fiehn, Oliver, Kim, Jayoung
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