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Papers: 10 Sep 2022 - 16 Sep 2022


2022


Front Pain Res (Lausanne)


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National prevalence of IC/BPS in women and men utilizing veterans health administration data.

Authors

Anger JT, Dallas KB, Bresee C, De Hoedt AM, Barbour KE, Hoggatt KJ, Goodman MT, Kim J, Freedland SJ
Front Pain Res (Lausanne). 2022; 3:925834.
PMID: 36093391.

Abstract

Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is an immense burden to both patients and the American healthcare system; it is notoriously difficult to diagnose. Prevalence estimates vary widely (150-fold range in women and >500-fold range in men).