Prevalence of Symptoms of Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis Among Adult Females in the United States

• Published in: The Journal of urology Vol. 186; no. 2; pp. 540 - 544
• Main Authors: Berry, Sandra H, Elliott, Marc N, Suttorp, Marika, Bogart, Laura M, Stoto, Michael A, Eggers, Paul, Nyberg, Leroy, Clemens, J. Quentin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.08.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; cross-sectional studies; cystitis; Cystitis, Interstitial - diagnosis; Cystitis, Interstitial - epidemiology; Female; Humans; interstitial; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases; Prevalence; United States - epidemiology; urinary bladder; Urinary system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous; Urinary tract. Prostate gland; Urology; Young Adult; United States; North America; America; ORC; Interstitial Cystitis Problem Index; urinary bladder; interstitial; bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis; BPS/IC; cross-sectional studies; SF-36; prevalence; ICPI; ICSI; Interstitial Cystitis Symptom Index; RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology; Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36; Opinion Research Corporation; cystitis; RICE; Human; Nephrology; Urinary system disease; Prevalence; Urinary tract disease; Epidemiology; Syndrome; Urology; Symptomatology; Pain; Urinary system; Urinary bladder; Cross sectional study; Adult; Female; Interstitial; Interstitial cystitis

Purpose Bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis is a poorly understood condition that can cause serious disability. We provide the first population based symptom prevalence estimate to our knowledge among United States adult females. Materials and Methods We developed and validated 2 case defini...