Painful Bladder Filling and Painful Urgency are Distinct Characteristics in Men and Women with Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes: A MAPP Research Network Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We describe bladder associated symptoms in patients with urological chronic pelvic pain syndromes. We correlated these symptoms with urological, nonurological, psychosocial and quality of life measures.

Materials and methods

Study participants included 233 women and 191 men with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome or chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in a multicenter study. They completed a battery of measures, including items asking whether pain worsened with bladder filling (painful filling) or whether the urge to urinate was due to pain, pressure or discomfort (painful urgency). Participants were categorized into 3 groups, including group 1-painful filling and painful urgency (both), 2-painful filling or painful urgency (either) and 3-no pai

SUBMITTER: Lai HH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4669971 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature