ArticleFrontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2022
Gender differences in the experience of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome.
Article in Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Promoting the Self-Management of Women with IC/BPS: Insights into International Guidelines (Systematic Review).International urogynecology journal · 2026Pooled it
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- Differential heat shock protein transcript expression in mouse lower urinary tract (LUT) pathways in cyclophosphamide (CYP)-induced cystitis or repeated variate stress (RVS).Autonomic neuroscience : basic & clinical · 2026Article
- Association between mental disorder and hospitalization outcomes in neurogenic bladder: a retrospective nationwide inpatient sample database study.International urology and nephrology · 2026Article
- "I can't enjoy my full sex life": Understanding the sexual experiences of women with interstitial cystitis.Journal of health psychology · 2026Article
- Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome in Men.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2026Review
- Psychological and Behavioral Contributors to Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: Trauma, Stress, and Neurobiological Pathways.Current bladder dysfunction reports · 2026Review
- Sex-Related Differences in Chronic Pain: A Narrative Review by a Multidisciplinary Task Force.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Pudendal Nerve Pulsed Radiofrequency Effectively Alleviates Perineal Pain in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome: A Retrospective Study.Pain research & management · 2025Article
- Coping With Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2024Article
- Mast cell distribution and prevalence in the murine urinary bladder.BMC urology · 2024Article
- Interstitial cystitis-an imbalance of risk and protective factors?Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Believing women: a qualitative exploration of provider disbelief and pain dismissal among women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome from the MAPP research network.International urogynecology journal · 2024Article
- Bladder capacity as a benchmark for patient stratification in interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome.Continence (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2023Article
- Molecular Profiling of Inflammatory Processes in a Mouse Model of IC/BPS: From the Complete Transcriptome to Major Sex-Related Histological Features of the Urinary Bladder.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Compensatory coping and depression in women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2023Observational
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Abstract
Aims: This study assessed gender differences in a debilitating urologic pain condition, interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). We aimed to (1) evaluate how pain, symptom, and distress profiles of IC/BPS may differ between genders and (2) obtain in-depth firsthand accounts from patients to provide additional insight into their experiences that may explain potential gender differences. Methods: A mixed methods approach combined validated patient-reported outcome measures with a single timepoint 90-min focus group. Tests of summary score group differences between men and women were assessed across questionnaires measuring urologic symptoms, pain, emotional functioning, and diagnostic timeline. Qualitative analysis applied an inductive-deductive approach to evaluate and compare experiences of living with IC/BPS Group narratives were coded and evaluated thematically by gender using the biopsychosocial model, providing insight into the different context of biopsychosocial domains characterizing the male and female experience of IC/BPS. Results: Thirty-seven participants [women ( Conclusion: The findings indicate different pain experiences and treatment needs between genders in persons experiencing urologic pain and urinary symptoms, with potential intervention implications. Results suggest gender health inequality in medical interactions in this urologic population needing further investigation.
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