The relationship of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome to vulvodynia.

Introduction: Many patients have interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS), a condition of frequency, urgency, and pain affecting more than 1 million women in the United States. The vulva, not the urethra or bladder, may actually be the site of some of the reported pain in women with IC/PBS.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the presence of vulvodynia in women diagnosed with IC/PBS.