News tagged with bladder pain


Novel treatment approach for bladder pain using a herpes simplex virus vector reported

Severe chronic pain associated with conditions such as bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis often require the use of opioid medication, with the risk of dependency and serious adverse reactions. An ...

Genetics created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Got to go? Harvard scientists figure out how you know

If you have an overactive bladder or incontinence, help could be on the way. A new research report published online in the FASEB Journal, shows that the epithelium, a thin layer of cells which line the surface of the bladde ...

Medical research created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Prevalence of interstitial cystitis/chronic prostatitis ID'd

(HealthDay)—The symptoms of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) are widespread among men in the United States, according to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chronic vulvar pain related to irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia and interstitial cystitis

Millions of women suffer from unexplained vulvar pain so severe it can make intercourse, exercise and even sitting unbearable.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Aug 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Better analgesia from pelvic plexus block in prostate biopsy

(HealthDay) -- Compared with periprostatic nerve block (PNB), pelvic plexus block (PPB), performed under Doppler ultrasound guidance, provides better pain relief for men during office-based transrectal ultrasound-guided ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Myrbetriq approved for overactive bladder

(HealthDay) -- Myrbetriq (mirabegron) has been approved to treat adults with overactive bladder, a condition affecting some 33 million Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday in a news release.

Medications created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Intravesical chondroitin sulfate of little benefit in cystitis

(HealthDay) -- Intravesical sodium chondroitin sulfate is not recommended for the treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) in women as it produces only minor improvements in symptoms ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study shows promise for analyzing bladder pain syndrome

A pilot study led by University of Kentucky researchers shows that the gene expression analysis of urine sediment could provide a noninvasive way to analyze interstitial cystitis in some patients.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0