Editing Interstitial cystitis (section)

==Epidemiology==
Interstitial cystitis affects men and women of all cultures, socioeconomic backgrounds, and ages. Although the disease was previously believed to be a condition of [[menopause|menopausal]] women, growing numbers of men and women are being diagnosed in their twenties and younger. While BPS is not a rare condition<ref name="Moldwin2000">{{cite book|author=Robert M. Moldwin|title=The Interstitial Cystitis Survival Guide: Your Guide to the Latest Treatment Options and Coping Strategies|url=https://archive.org/details/interstitialcyst00mold|url-access=registration|access-date=23 November 2012|date=1 October 2000|publisher=New Harbinger Publications|isbn=978-1-57224-210-4}}</ref>, severe IC is. Early research suggested that the number of BPS cases ranged from 1 in 100,000 to 5.1 in 1,000 of the general population. In recent years, the scientific community has achieved a much deeper understanding of the epidemiology of interstitial cystitis. Recent studies<ref name=pmid17546832/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Berry |first1=SH |last2=Elliott |first2=MN |last3=Suttorp |first3=M|last4=Bogart|first4=LM|last5=Stoto|first5=MA |title=Prevalence of symptoms of bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis among adult females in the United States |journal=Journal of Urology |volume=186|issue=2 |pages=540–544 |year=2011 |pmid=21683389 |doi=10.1016/j.juro.2011.03.132 |pmc=3513327}}</ref> have revealed that between 2.7 and 6.53 million women in the USA have symptoms of IC and up to 12% of women may have early symptoms of IC/BPS. Further study has estimated that the condition is far more prevalent in men than previously thought ranging from 1.8 to 4.2 million men having symptoms of interstitial cystitis.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

The condition is officially recognized as a disability in the [[United States]].<ref name="Harvard Medical School">{{cite web|title=Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide: Treating interstitial cystitis|url=http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/update0104d.shtml|publisher=Harvard Medical School|access-date=1 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202061932/http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/update0104d.shtml|archive-date=2 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OP_Home/rulings/di/01/SSR2002-02-di-01.html |title=Policy Interpretation Ruling Titles II and XVI: Evaluation of Interstitial Cystitis |publisher=Social Security Administration |access-date=16 October 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031164825/http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OP_Home/rulings/di/01/SSR2002-02-di-01.html |archive-date=31 October 2012}}</ref>