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Intravesical Therapy for Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis: Dimethyl Sulfoxide

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Bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) represents a major health burden in the United States and around the world. A recent study (RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology) estimated that 6.5 % of American women suffer from the disease [1]. Women who were younger or college-educated had greater symptom persistence [2]. Treatment options are broad, from behavioral modification, to oral pharmacologic agents, to intravesical treatments. Intravesical therapy is popular because it spares patients from the systemic effects of oral agents. In this regard, intravesical Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) has been used for many years by urologists in managing these challenging patients.

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  1. Pelvic Reconstruction Surgery & Voiding Dysfunction, Department of Urology, University of California, Irvine, 333 City Blvd. West, Ste 2100, Orange, CA, 92868, USA

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Moskowitz, D., Ghoniem, G. (2017). Intravesical Therapy for Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis: Dimethyl Sulfoxide. In: Moldwin, R. (eds) Urological and Gynaecological Chronic Pelvic Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48464-8_19

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