Changes in whole body pain intensity and widespreadness during urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome flares-Findings from one site of the MAPP study.
Tianlin XuH Henry LaiRatna PakpahanJoel VetterGerald L AndrioleCatherine BradleyBruce D NaliboffGraham A ColditzSiobhan SutcliffePublished in: Neurourology and urodynamics (2019)
Our observations of extrapelvic pain increases during flares for patients with COPCs and our independent associations between pelvic/genital/urination-related pain intensity and flare onset may provide insight into mechanisms underlying flare development (eg, common biologic pathways between UCPPS phenotypes and flares), flare management (eg, local vs systemic therapies by COPC status), and patient flare definitions.