Interstitial Cystitis Is an Etiology of Chronic Pelvic Pain in Young Women

Rackow BW, Beth W Rackow, Novi JM, Joseph M Novi, Arya LA, Lily A Arya, Pfeifer SM, Samantha M Pfeifer
Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology · 2009 · vol. 22(3) , pp. 181–185 · doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2008.04.008 · PMID:19539205 · W2000432682
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This paper investigated interstitial cystitis as a cause of chronic pelvic pain in young women.

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Study objectiveThe prevalence of interstitial cystitis (IC) in young women, especially in those 18 years old or younger, is not well defined. This case series was performed to investigate IC as a cause of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in young women.DesignCase series.SettingUniversity medical center.ParticipantsTwenty-eight women with CPP, ages 13 to 25, who underwent concomitant laparoscopy and cystoscopy.InterventionsAll subjects underwent concomitant diagnostic laparoscopy and cystoscopy with hydrodistension for evaluation of CPP. Charts were reviewed to discern preoperative symptoms, operative findings, and postoperative diagnoses.Main outcome measureDiagnosis of IC based on symptoms and cystoscopic findings.ResultsAll 28 women had CPP, 23 (82%) had dysmenorrhea, and 12 of 25 (48%) sexually active subjects had dyspareunia. Twenty-six subjects (93%) had urinary symptoms including frequency (75%), nocturia (32%), urgency (25%), and dysuria (18%). Eleven (39%) subjects were diagnosed with IC and 18 (64%) with endometriosis, including 7 (25%) subjects with both IC and endometriosis. Laparoscopic findings were normal in 6 (21%) subjects. Of the 26 subjects with urinary symptoms, 21 (81%) had findings on laparoscopy or cystoscopy. In this cohort of young women with chronic pelvic pain, urinary frequency and dyspareunia were significantly associated with the diagnosis of IC.ConclusionsThe results of this study suggest that interstitial cystitis is an etiology of CPP in young women. Evaluation of the bladder as an origin of pelvic pain is warranted in young women with CPP and urinary frequency or dyspareunia.

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dyspareuniaendometriosischronic_pelvic_paininterstitial_cystitis

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Cystitis, Interstitial Cystitis, Interstitial Pelvic Pain Adolescent Adult Age Factors Chronic Disease Cohort Studies Cystitis, Interstitial Cystitis, Interstitial Dyspareunia Dyspareunia Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Pelvic Pain Retrospective Studies Risk Factors

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