Pregnancy And Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome

submitted by kelly 11/19/1901 9:03:17 PM days ago (via http://www.medicalnewstoday.c...)

UroToday.com- Bladder pain syndrome / interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) is a multifactorial condition with several proposed etiologies. Many of the purported etiologies may be altered during pregnancy, however there is little published information about the changes in BPS/IC symptoms that may occur during pregnancy. Erickson and Propert from the University of Kentucky and the University of Pennsylvania recently wrote a thoughtful review of pregnancy and BPS/IC that many clinicians will find helpful.