The ESSIC obtained consensus on a new classification of IC and proposes to replace the name interstitial cystitis (IC) by bladder pain syndrome (BPS) followed by a type indication. In a transition period the name bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) could be used parallel with BPS. Click here for more details.
Treatment of vulvodynia with tricyclic antidepressants: efficacy and associated factors. Reed BD, Caron AM, Gorenflo DW, Haefner HK. J Low Genit Tract Dis 2006;10:245-51 • women with vulvodynia who were prescribed a tricyclic antidepressant in general (or amitriptyline, specifically) were more likely to have pain improvement compared with those women not taking these medications at follow-up
• randomized, controlled studies of tricyclic antidepressants versus other treatments are needed to clarify the overall effectiveness of these drugs
