Editing Interstitial cystitis (section)

==Prognosis==
IC/BPS has a profound impact on quality of life.<ref name=pmid23276554/><ref name=pmid20968203>{{cite journal |last1=Persu |first1=C |last2=Cauni |first2=V |last3=Gutue |first3=S |last4=Blaj |first4=I |last5=Jinga |first5=V |last6=Geavlete |first6=P |title=From interstitial cystitis to chronic pelvic pain |journal=Journal of Medicine and Life |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=167–174|pmid=20968203 |year=2010 |pmc=3019050}}</ref> A 2007 Finnish epidemiologic study showed that two-thirds of women at moderate to high risk of having interstitial cystitis reported impairment in their quality of life and 35% of people with IC reported an impact on their sexual life.<ref name=pmid23276554/> A 2012 survey showed that among a group of adult women with symptoms of interstitial cystitis, 11% reported suicidal thoughts in the past two weeks.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Hepner|first1=Kimberly A.|last2=Watkins|first2=Katherine E.|last3=Elliott|first3=Marc|last4=Clemens|first4=J. Quentin|last5=Hilton|first5=Lara|last6=Berry|first6=Sandra H.|title=Suicidal ideation among patients with bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis|journal=Urology|date=June 2012|volume=80|issue=2|pages=280–285|pmc=3411912|pmid=22658505|doi=10.1016/j.urology.2011.12.053}}</ref> Other research has shown that the impact of IC/BPS on [[Quality of Life|quality of life]] is severe<ref name=pmid19808225/> and may be comparable to the quality of life experienced in [[End-stage renal disease|end-stage kidney disease]] or [[rheumatoid arthritis]].<ref name="AUA">{{cite web|title=American Urological Association Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome [January 2011]|url=http://www.auanet.org/content/guidelines-and-quality-care/clinical-guidelines/main-reports/ic-bps/diagnosis_and_treatment_ic-bps.pdf|publisher=American Urological Association|access-date=1 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323041336/http://www.auanet.org/content/guidelines-and-quality-care/clinical-guidelines/main-reports/ic-bps/diagnosis_and_treatment_ic-bps.pdf|archive-date=23 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ho |first1=Ngoc J |last2=Koziol |first2=James A |last3=Parsons |first3=C. Lowell |chapter=Epidemiology of Interstitial Cystitis |editor1-first=Grannum R. |editor1-last=Sant |title=Interstitial Cystitis |location=Philadelphia |publisher=Lippincott-Raven |year=1997 |pages=9–15 |isbn=978-0-397-51695-7 }}</ref>

International recognition of interstitial cystitis has grown and international urology conferences to address the heterogeneity in diagnostic criteria have recently been held.<ref name=pmid16985602>{{cite journal |last1=Nickel |first1=JC |title=Interstitial Cystitis:The Paradigm Shifts |journal=Reviews in Urology |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=200–202|pmid=16985602 |year=2004 |pmc=1472838}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=IC Network|title=Conferences|url=https://www.ic-network.com/professional-resources/conferences|access-date=9 January 2025}}</ref> IC/PBS is now recognized with an official disability code in the United States of America.<ref name=pmid17546832>{{cite journal |doi=10.3949/ccjm.74.Suppl_3.S54 |pmid=17546832 |title=Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome: Symptom recognition is key to early identification, treatment |journal=Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine |volume=74 |pages=S54–62 |year=2007 |last1=Rosenberg |first1=M. T |last2=Newman |first2=D. K |last3=Page |first3=S. A |s2cid=32727097 }}</ref>