Interstitial Cystitis (cont.)
Medical Author:
George Lazarou, MD, FACOG
Coauthor:
Shehnaz Shaikh, MD
Medical Editor:
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical EditorMelissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology. IN THIS ARTICLE
Authors and EditorsAuthor: George Lazarou, MD, FACOG, Director, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Jack D Weiler Hospital/Montefiore Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Coauthor: Shehnaz Shaikh, MD, Medical Writer, eMedicine.com, Inc. Editors: Bradley Fields Schwartz, DO, FACS, Director, Center for Urologic Laparoscopy and Endourology, Associate Professor of Urology, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University; Mary L Windle, Pharm D, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine.com, Inc; Martin I Resnick, MD, Lester Persky Professor and Chair, Department of Urology; Professor, Department of Oncology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Medical Reviewer: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor, eMedicineHealth.com Last Editorial Review: 1/31/2007 Viewer Comments & ReviewsInterstitial Cystitis - DietThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:What changes to your diet have helped manage your Interstitial Cystitis? Interstitial Cystitis - Describe Your ExperienceThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:Please describe your experience with interstitial cystitis. Interstitial Cystitis - SymptomsThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:What are the most uncomfortable symptoms of your interstitial cystitis (pain, urgency, feeling of pressure)? |
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Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a clinical syndrome characterized by daytime and nighttime urinary frequency, urgency, and pelvic pain of unknown etiology.
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