Urogynecology (Philadelphia, Pa.)

IMPORTANCE: Like polypropylene mesh complications, endometriosis is characterized by inflammation and pain. Chronic pelvic pain is overrepresented in patients with mesh complications. It is unknown whether endometriosis specifically is a ri…

Female bladder pain syndrome (FBPS), previously known as interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome, is a life-altering and morbid condition that occurs primarily in female patients and can be variable in presentation. Given the absence of…

IMPORTANCE: Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) presents as a complex heterogeneous disorder that poses a significant clinical challenge both for diagnosis and treatment. The identification of patient subgroups with signifi…

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between opioid prescriptions and number of chronic pain conditions in women with interstitial cystitis (IC). METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study. Women diagnosed wit…