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Interstitial Cystitis (IC)

EPIDEMIOLOGY

             

Traditionally, IC has been under diagnosed, but with an increased awareness and education more IC patients are being identified and thus it seems that the prevalence of this condition is on a rise.  It has been estimated that approximately 10 out of 100,000 women have IC with an annual incidence of one to two new cases per 100,000.

             

While the majority of the cases are women in their early 20’s and up to their 50’s or 60’s, many teenage females and even children with IC are now recognized as well.  Approximately 10% of cases are men with similar bladder symptoms but with additional symptoms similar to prostatitis and epididymitis.

 

by Yitzhak Berger, M.D.

Updated June 23rd, 2007