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support organizations for patients with BPS/IC
 
 
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.

 

 
 

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Australia

 

   

 

  • Interstitial Cystitis Support Group
    Mercy Hospital for Women
    Clarendon Street,
    East Melbourne, 3002 Victoria
    Australia
    Contact: Christine Murray

cjmurray@mercy.com.au

   

Austria

ica-austria@gmx.at

   

Belgium

info@icpb.be

   

Bolivia

  • La Paz IC Support Group
    Contact: Maria Eulalia Anker
    Tel: 591-2-271-2761

eulalia@ceibo.entelnet.bo

   

Brazil

  • Interstitial Cystitis Patient Support North East Brazil
    Contact person: Ariel Scafuri, MD
    Universidade Federal do Ceará
    Rua Republica do Libano, 88 apto 200
    Fortalexa, Ceará
    Brazil 60160-140
    tel: 55-8524239-99970367

uro@uol.com.br

   

Canada

frobert@videotron.ca

   

Czech
Republic

  • Contact person: Libor Zamecnik, MD
    Urologicka Klinika
    VFN a 1. LF UK, Ke Karlovu 6
    128 08 Praha 2
    Czech Republic

libor.zamecnik@lf1.cuni.cz

   

Denmark

  • IC support group
    President: Nanna Toernquist
    Oester Stationsvej 19
    2960  Rungsted Kyst
    Denmark
    member phone: +45 45763517

nt@dsb.dk

   
  • Steinunn Joergensen (PBS/IC)
    Project Nurse
    Department of Urology
    Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen
    DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark

stjr@herlevhosp.kbhamt.dk

   

France

ci_france@hotmail.com

   

Germany

juergen.hensen@t-online.de

 

   

India

  • Contact person: Nagendra Mishra, MD
    2nd Floor, Karnavati Hospital Building
    Opp. Town Hall
    Ellisbridge
    Ahmedabad 380 006
    India

nagendraad1@yahoo.com 

   

 

  • Interstitial Cystitis Patient Network - India
    Contact: Indu Mishra
    Tel: 0265-553-2656

moonlotus2001@yahoo.com

   

Italy

AICI@mclink.it

   

Japan

  • IC Tomonoki
    Chairman: Masako Katsurada
    1459-56, Funaki-Cho Oumihachiman
    Shiga 523-0084
    Japan
    tel/fax: 81-748.338222

perro@mx.biwa.ne.jp

   
  info@hainyo-net.org    

Kenya

  • IC Support Group East Africa Naukuru Chapter
    Chairman: James Gathuthi Mwangi
    P.O. Box 16521
    Nakuru 20100
    Kenya

jgmwangi2003@yahoo.com

   

Mexico

  • Asociación de Enfermedades Uro-Ginecologicas
    President: Florentina Ferreyra Lopez
    Circuito Circunvalacion Poniente No.10-A local 2-C
    Cd.Satelite,
    Naucalpan de Juarez,
    Edo de Mexico
    Mexico D.F. CP 05100
    tel: (52) 55 -53-74-36-91

info@asenug.org

   

Netherlands

info@icpatienten.nl

   

New
Zealand

  • Interstitial Cystitis Support Group NZICSG
    Chairman: Dot Milne
    P.O. Box 33-264
    Christchurch
    New Zealand
    tel: 03-347-9007

weedot@xtra.co.nz

   

Norway

kvarste@online.no

   

Peru

  • Contact person: Fernando Leon MD
    Lord Nelson 431, Miraflores
    Lima 18
    Peru
    tel: 511-441-8386/511-421-6022
    fax: 511-441-0276
    home: 511-445-3150

ferleon@terra.com.pe

   

Poland

  • Contact person: Piotr Radziszewski MD
    Department of Urology
    Warsaw School of Medicine

pradziszewski@poczta.onet.pl

   

 

  • IC Polska
    Group leader: Agnieszka Blazewicz

IC-Polska-owner@yahoogroups.com

   

Portugal

  • Contact person: Paulo Dinis Oliveira MD
    Dept of Urology
    Hospital S. João
    4200 Porto
    Portugal
    tel (hospital): 351225512100

cruzfjmr@med.up.pt

   

Spain

abatycipina@hotmail.com

   
  asociacionacaci@hotmail.com    

Sweden

sm7gei@swipnet.se

   

United Kingdom

info@cobfoundation.org

   
United States
icamail@ichelp.org    
       
 
  • NORD
    National Organization for Rare Disorders
     
 
  • Prostatitis Foundation
    1063 30th Street Box 8
    Smithshire, Illinois 61478
    fax 309-325-7184
    voice mail 1-888-891-4200

     
 

 

     

 international

rod.mitchell@infodor.fsnet.co.uk

   
     
 
  • EURORDIS
    European Organization for Rare Diseases
     

 

info@patientsorganizations.org

   
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    database on rare diseases and orphan drugs
     
     
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