Purpose Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) is a chronic pain syndrome
and a chronic inflammatory condition prevalent in women that leads to urgency, sleep …

Cystitis, or inflammation of the bladder, has a direct effect on bladder function. Interstitial
cystitis is a syndrome characterized by urinary bladder pain and irritative symptoms of more …

Introduction Dyspareunia and sexual dysfunction are common in women with urological
disorders. The study of comorbidity between interstitial cystitis (IC) and vulvodynia seems to …

Chemical cystitis (CC) is an inflammation of the bladder caused by various chemical agents
ingested intentionally or accidentally. It is linked to chemotherapeutic agents such as …

Background Melanoma is an aggressive cancer with a rapidly increasing incidence rate
worldwide. Acteoside has been shown to have antitumor effects in multiple human cancers; …

Abstract Introduction and hypothesis The Vaginal Health Index Score (VHIS) and vulvodynia
swab tests are used to assess vaginal health and vulvodynia. However, few studies have …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of testosterone replacement therapy on bladder
functions and smooth muscle/collagen content in orchidectomized orchiectomized mature …

Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome is a disease seen mostly in women, and
symptoms tend to be worse premenopausally or during ovulation. The four cardinal …

The association between vulvodynia and interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS),
a chronic, debilitating disease of unknown etiology, may involve sex hormone-dependent …

BACKGROUND There is increasing evidence showing that chronic non‐bacterial prostatic
inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and …