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Affiliation
Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. laura.bogart@childrens.harvard.edu
Authors
Berry SH, Bogart LM, Clemens JQ, Elliott MN, Suttorp MJ
Studies
Citation
Bogart LM, Suttorp MJ, Elliott MN, Clemens JQ, Berry SH. Prevalence and correlates of sexual dysfunction among women with bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis. Urology 2011 Mar;77(3):576-80. Epub 2011 Jan 7.Abstract
To examine the prevalence and correlates of general and bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC)-specific sexual dysfunction among women in the RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology study using a probability sample survey of U.S. households. Sexual dysfunction can contribute to a reduced quality of life for women with bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC).