ESSIC uses the name bladder pain syndrome (BPS) instead of interstitial cystitis (IC) and/or painful bladder syndrome (PBS): click here for more details.
Prevalence and Correlates for Interstitial Cystitis Symptoms in Women Participating in a Health Screening Project. Temml C, Wehrberger C, Riedl C, et al. Eur Urol 2007;51:803-9
• the prevalence of IC in an urban female population was 306/100,000 women
• bowel disorders and psychological stress were correlated to the probability of IC
• the authors conclude that the prevalence of IC symptoms is higher than previously estimated and substantially affects quality of life and sexuality
Prevalence of interstitial cystitis symptoms in a managed care population. Clemens JQ, Meenan RT, O'Keeffe Rosetti MC, et al. J Urol 2005;174:576-80
• IC symptoms were defined in 2 ways, that is as 1) pelvic pain at least 3 months in duration plus urgency or frequency at least 3 months in duration and 2) the same criteria plus pain increasing as the bladder fills and/or pain relieved by urination
• the prevalence of IC symptoms according to definitions 1 and 2 was 11.2% and 6.2% in women, and 4.6% and 2.3% in men, respectively • the authors conclude that the prevalence of IC symptoms is 30 to 50-fold higher in women and 60 to 100-fold higher in men than the prevalence of a coded physician diagnosis of IC in the same population
• these findings suggest that IC may be significantly under diagnosed
