The Prevalence and Overlap of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome and Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome in Men: Results of the RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology Male Study

• Published in: The Journal of urology Vol. 189; no. 1; pp. 141 - 145
• Main Authors: Suskind, Anne M, Berry, Sandra H, Ewing, Brett A, Elliott, Marc N, Suttorp, Marika J, Clemens, J. Quentin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.01.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; cystitis, interstitial; Cystitis, Interstitial - complications; Cystitis, Interstitial - epidemiology; epidemiology; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; men; Middle Aged; Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases; Prevalence; prostatitis; Prostatitis - complications; Prostatitis - epidemiology; Urinary system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous; Urinary tract. Prostate gland; Urology; Young Adult; epidemiology; Current Population Survey; cystitis, interstitial; prostatitis; men; chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome; CPS; IC/BPS; CP/CPPS; interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome; Human; Nephrology; Urinary system disease; Prevalence; Prostate disease; Male; Urinary tract disease; Pelvic pain; Epidemiology; Syndrome; Urology; Chronic; Pain; Urinary system; Urinary bladder; Adult; Interstitial; Prostatitis; cystitis; Male genital diseases; Interstitial cystitis

Purpose As part of the RICE (RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology) study, we developed validated case definitions to identify interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome in women and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men. Using population based screening methods, we applied thes...