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Similarities between interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome and vulvodynia: implications for patient management |
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| Authors: | Jennifer Yonaitis Fariello Robert M. Moldwin |
| Affiliation: | 1.Academic Urology at Bryn Mawr, The Center for Pelvic Medicine, Rosemont, PA, USA; 2.Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Pelvic Pain Treatment Center, The Arthur Smith Institute for Urology, North Shore-LIJ Healthcare System, New Hyde Park, NY, USA |
| Abstract: | Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) and vulvodynia are chronic pain syndromes that appear to be intertwined from the perspectives of embryology, pathology and epidemiology. These associations may account for similar responses to various therapies. |
| Keywords: | Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) vulvodynia urogenital sinus (UGS) treatments |