IC/BPS Patients Refuse To Suffer In Silence Demanding Compassionate and Humane Pain Care FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 1, 2018 (Santa Rosa, CA) When a patient is told that their pain is “all in their head” it reveals something that many medical care providers are reluctant to admit. They have no clue why that patient is [...]
IC/BPS Patients Refuse To Suffer In Silence Demanding Compassionate and Humane Pain Care FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 1, 2017 When IC/BPS patient Lisa Benshabat took her life on February 9, 2016, her dreams could no longer sustain her. Daily, agonizing pelvic pain and a medical community that was unresponsive to her needs led her to [...]
IC Fast Facts For Media Professionals What is IC? Interstitial cystitis / bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is a chronic pelvic pain condition with an unknown etiology. Patients typically experience "an unpleasant sensation (pain, pressure, discomfort) perceived to be related to the urinary bladder" that lasts longer than six weeks in the absence of infection or [...]
Shining A Light On Interstitial Cystitis & Chronic Pelvic Pain Fungi (Candida) May Contribute To Bladder Symptoms & Flares FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 1, 2016 (Santa Rosa, CA) When a patient experiences urinary frequency, urgency, pressure and pain, most care providers assume that a bacterial infection is present. Yet, as millions of interstitial cystitis [...]
We welcome media professionals who are interested in covering IC Awareness Month. For decades, men, women and children with pelvic pain have been told that their pain is "all in their heads." Many have taken antibiotics for years only to discover that their urine cultures were negative. Others have endured completely unnecessary hysterectomies (and one young [...]
IC Awareness Month Script Samples 30 seconds - Pelvic Floor Muscles Can Cause Bladder & Prostate Symptoms Do you struggle with urinary frequency and urgency? Have you been diagnosed with interstitial cystitis, OAB or prostatitis yet are not improving with treatment? New research shows that tight or injured pelvic floor muscles could be the cause of [...]
It's Time To Talk About IC & Pelvic Pain Physical therapy may resolve symptoms of interstitial cystitis and chronic prostatitis FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 1, 2015 (Santa Rosa, CA) For the millions of men and women struggling with recurring bladder and/or prostate pain, finding relief for their symptoms can be difficult. Many have taken [...]
Our gratitude to Robin at WBIR 10 (Knoxville TN) and Leslie Klein of Northshore Urology for doing a lovely television interview on interstitial cystitis, prostatitis and IC Awareness Month! Watch it here! http://www.wbir.com/video/2683574486001/1/September-is-IC-Awareness-Month A job well done! Thank you ladies and thanks to the station for giving IC some screen time. There's no doubt that [...]
30 seconds - Restroom Retaliation Are you being punished for asking to use the restroom at work? Are you forced to hold it out of fear that you could lose your job? You have the right to use the restroom in any job. Patients with interstitial cystitis, prostatitis, incontinence, various cancers and even pregnant women [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2014 Patients Suffer As Employers Limit Restroom Access September is Interstitial Cystitis Awareness Month (Santa Rosa, CA) Have you been punished at work for asking to use the restroom? Employees of the WaterSaver Faucet Company face probing personal questions and termination if they use the restroom more than six minutes [...]
