A. Lenore Ackerman

Urinary tract infection is among the most common bacterial infection among adults, and women are significantly more likely to experience urinary tract infection than men. The prevalence of urinary tract infection in women increases with age…

OBJECTIVE: To develop evidence- and consensus-based clinical practice guidelines for management of high-tone pelvic floor dysfunction (HTPFD). High-tone pelvic floor dysfunction is a neuromuscular disorder of the pelvic floor characterized …

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: As interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) likely represents multiple pathophysiologies, we sought to validate three clinical phenotypes of IC/BPS patients in a large, multi-center cohort using unsu…

This study describes a novel, distinct phenotype of urinary symptoms named "myofascial urinary frequency syndrome" (MUFS) present in one-third of individuals presenting with urinary frequency. In addition to a characteristic symptom constel…

Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is defined as an unpleasant sensation perceived to be related to the bladder with associated urinary symptoms. Due to difficulties discriminating pelvic visceral sensation, IC/BPS likely …

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: In young women, there is significant symptomatic overlap between interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome, chronic pelvic pain, overactive bladder (OAB), vulvodynia, and endometriosis leading to misdiagnosis a…

OBJECTIVE: To identify the rate of catastrophizing in a cohort of subjects with chronic pain after self-reported mesh complications and identify interactions of catastrophization with other patient factors, such as age, number of pelvic sur…