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Interstitial cystitis (commonly abbreviated to "IC") is a urinary bladder disease of unknown cause characterised by pelvic and intense bladder pain, urinary frequency (as often as every 10 minutes), and pain with urination. It is not unusual for patients to experience nocturia and pain with sexual intercourse. IC is also known as painful bladder syndrome (PBS), particularly outside of the USA. IC affects men and women of all cultures, socioeconomics and ages. Although the disease previously ...
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Interstitial Cystitis Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
- American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America
- American Urological Association
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
- Interstitial Cystitis Association http://www.ichelp.org/
- National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/
- National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm
- Digital Urology Journal http://www.duj.com/
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- Google Health https://www.google.com/health
Resources
- Bladder inflammation (MayoClinic)
- Bladder Retraining Program (Interstitial Cystitis Association)
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