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Notes
Chapter 1: A New Approach to Bladder and Pelvic Pain
1.
A. S. Herati, B. Shorter, J. Tai, L. Martin, and R. M. Moldwin, “Differences in Food
Sensitivities Between Female Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome (IC/PBS) and
Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS) Patients,” American Urological
Association 2009 Research News 60 (April 2009, Chicago).
2.
R. Peeker, L. Atanasiu, and Y. Logadottir, “Intercurrent Autoimmune Conditions in
Classic and Non-ulcer Interstitial Cystitis,” Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology
37, no. 1 (2003): 60–63.
3.
M. Alagiri, S. Chottiner, V. Ratner, D. Slade, and P. M. Hanno, “Interstitial Cystitis:
Unexplained Associations with Other Chronic Disease and Pain Syndromes,” Urology 49, no.
5A (1997): 52–57.
4.
M. Rodríguez, N. Afari, and D. Buchwald, “Evidence for Overlap Between Urological
and Nonurological Unexplained Clinical Conditions,” The Journal of Urology 182, no. 5 (2009):
2123–131.
5.
J. C. Nickel, D. A. Tripp, M. A. Pontari, R. M. Moldwin, R. Mayer, L. K. Carr, R.
Doggweiler, C. C. Yang, D. Whitcomb, N. Mishra, and J. Nordling, “Phenotypical Associations
Between Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome (IC/PBS) and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
(IBS), Fibromyalgia (FM), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): A Case Control Study,” The
Journal of Urology 181 (2009): 19–20.
6.
Alagiri, Chottiner, Ratner, Slade, and Hanno, “Interstitial Cystitis: Unexplained
Associations,” 52–57.
7.
M. C. Erasmus, “Interstitial Cystitis and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases,” Nature—
Clinical Practice Urology 4, no. 9 (September 2007): 484–91; Peeker, Atanasiu, and Logadottir,
“Intercurrent Autoimmune Conditions,” 60–63.
8.
A. Smith, “Moving into the Future: New Dimensions and Strategies for Women’s Health
Research,” Arthur Smith Institute of Urology, Smith Blog, 28 May 2009,
http://www.smithinstituteforurology.com/blog/?tag=interstitial-cystitis (accessed 10 Oct 2009).
Chapter 2: Understanding the Basics
1.
L. J. Henderson, “Diagnosis, Treatment, and Lifestyle Changes of Interstitial Cystitis:
Statistical Data Included,” AORN Journal, Official Journal—Association of periOperative
Registered Nurses, FindArticles.com
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2.
Michael Moore, Herbs for the Urinary Tract (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999), 23.
3.
Christiane Northrup, The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional
Health During the Change rev. ed. (New York: Bantam, 2006), 213.
4.
R. Chalker and K. Whitmore, Overcoming Bladder Disorders (New York: Harper Collins
Press, 1990).
5.
B. Foxman, “Epidemiology of Urinary Tract Infections: Incidence, Morbidity, and
Economic Costs,” American Journal of Medicine 113, Suppl 1A (2002): 5S–13S.
6.
B. J. Barnett and D. S. Stevens, “Urinary Tract Infection: An Overview,” The American
Journal of the Medical Sciences 314, no. 4 (October 1997): 245–49.
7.
D. J. G. Thirion and D. Williamson, “Urinary Tract Infections,” Canadian Pharmacists
Association Professional Advancement Learning Series (Ottawa, ON: 2004).
8.
Ibid.
9.
Ibid.
10.
S. Ahuga, B. Kaack, and J. Roberts, “Loss of Fimbrial Adhesion with the Addition of
Vaccinium macrocarpon to the Growth Medium of P-fimbriated Escheriachia coli,” The Journal
of Urology 159, no. 2 (1998): 559–62; A. B. Howell, N. Vorsa, A. Der Marderosian, and L. Y.
Foo, “Inhibition of the Adherence of P-fimbriated Escherichia Coli to Uroepithelial-Cell
Surfaces by Proanthocyanidin Extracts from Cranberries,” The New England Journal of
Medicine 339, no. 15 (1998): 1408.
11.
Thirion and Williamson, “Urinary Tract Infections.”
12.
Ibid.
13.
C. Northrup, The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health
During the Change, rev. ed. (New York: Bantam, 2006), 267.
14.
Ibid.
15.
National Institutes of Health, “Cystocele (Fallen Bladder),” NIH Publication no. 07–4557
(August 2007), http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/cystocele/index.htm (accessed 13
Oct 2009).
16.
National Institutes of Health, NIH Publication no. 10–3220 (December 2009)
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/interstitialcystitis/index.htm (accessed 20 March
2010).
17.
C. Theoharides, X. Pang, R. Letorneau, and G. R. Sant, “Interstitial Cystitis: A
Neuroimmunoendocrine Disorder,” in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 840
(February 2006), http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119114898/abstract.
18.
S. H. Berry, M. A. Stoto, M. Elliot, M. Suttorp, L. Bogart, P. W. Eggers, L. M. Nyberg,
Jr., and J. Q. Clemens, “Prevalence of Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome in the
United States,” American Urological Association Meeting proceedings, #56, Chicago, IL, April
2009, http://www.painful-bladder.org/pdf/2009_AUA_Chicago.pdf (accessed 30 July 2010).
19.
M. C. Stoppler and J. W. Marks, “Interstitial Cystitis,”
http://www.medicinenet.com/interstitial_cystitis/article.htm (accessed 10 January 2009).
20.
Berry, Stoto, Elliot, Suttorp, Bogart, Eggers, Nyberg, and Clemens, “Prevalence of
Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome in the United States.”
21.
J. D. Kaye and R. M. Moldwin, “Interstitial Cystitis in Men: Diagnosis, Treatment, and
Similarities to Chronic Prostatitis,” in Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome, ed. D.
Shoskes (New York: Humana Press, 2008), 189–208.
22.
B. Gardella, D. Porru, F. Ferdeghini, E. Martinotti Gabellotti, R. Nappi, A. Rovereto, and
A. Spinillo, “Insight into Urogynecologic Features of Women with Interstitial Cystitis/Painful
Bladder Syndrome,” European Urology 54 (November 2008) 5: 1145–53.
23.
G. R. Sant, “Interstitial Cystitis and Pelvic Pain Syndromes,” Masters in Urology
Meeting, Elbow Beach Resort, Bermuda, 31 July 2008–2 Aug 2008.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/117492.php (accessed 13 March 2010); R. Moldwin,
The Interstitial Cystitis Survival Guide: Your Guide to the Latest Treatment Options and Coping
Strategies (Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2000), 6.
24.
J. W. Warren, S. K. Keay, D. Meyers, and J. Xu, “Concordance of Interstitial Cystitis in
Monozygotic and Dizygotic Twin Pairs,” Urology 57, no. 6 (2001): suppl. 1: 22–25; J. W.
Warren, T. L. Jackson, P. Langenberg, D. Meyers, and J. Xu, “Prevalence of Interstitial Cystitis
in First-Degree Relatives of Patients with Interstitial Cystitis,” Urology 63, no. 1 (January 2004):
17–21.
25.
W. W. Eaton, N. R. Rose, A. Kalaydijian, M. G. Pedersen, and P. B. Mortensen,
“Epidemiology of Autoimmune Diseases in Denmark,” Journal of Autoimmunity 29, no. 1
(August 2007): 1–9.
26.
M. M. Weissman, R. Gross, A. Fyer, G. A. Heiman, M. J. Gameroff, S. E. Hodge, D.
Kaufman, S. A. Kaplan, and P. J. Wickramaratne, “Interstitial Cystitis and Panic Disorder,”
Archives of General Psychiatry 61, no. 3 (March 2004): 273–79.
27.
M. C. Erasmus, “Interstitial Cystitis and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases,” Nature—
Clinical Practice Urology 4, no. 9 (September 2007): 484–91.
28.
International Painful Bladder Foundation, “Sjögren’s Syndrome and IC/PBS
Association,” IXth International Symposium on Sjögren’s Syndrome (Washington, DC: 27–29
April 2006) http://www.painful-bladder.org/2006_ISSS_Washington.html (accessed 13 March
2010).
29.
J. Van de Merwe, R. Kamerling, E. Arendsen, D. Mulder, and H. Houijkass, “Sjögren’s
Syndrome in Patients with IC,” Journal of Rheumatology 20, no. 6 (June 1993): 962–66.
30.
M. Haarala, A. Alanen, M. Hietarinta, and P. Kiiholma, “Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
in Patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus,” International
Urogynecological Journal of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 11, no. 2 (2000): 84–86.
31.
P. Green and R. Jones, Celiac Disease—A Hidden Epidemic (New York: Collins Press,
2006), 152.; P. H. R. Green, A. Alaedini, H. W. Sander, T. H. Brannagan, N. Latov, and R. L.
Chin, “Mechanisms Underlying Celiac Disease and Its Neurological Manifestations,” Cellular
and Molecular Life Sciences. 62, no. 7 (2005): 791–99; J. Wright, Foreword in Dangerous
Grains—Why Gluten Cereal Grains May Be Hazardous to Your Health, by J. Braly and R.
Hoggan (New York: Avery Press, 2002), xi–xiv.
32.
T. Yamada, M. Funahashi, and T. Muravama, “Clinical Evaluation of 30 Patients with
Interstitial Cystitis Complicated by Fibromyalgia,” Nippon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi 96, no. 5
(July 2005): 554–59.
33.
D. J. Clau, M. Schmidt, D. Radulovic, A. Singer, P. Katz, and J. Bresette, “The
Relationship Between Fibromyalgia and Interstitial Cystitis,” Journal of Psychiatric Research
31, no. 1 (January–February 1997): 125–31.
34.
R. Peeker, L. Atanasiu, and Y. Logadottir, “Intercurrent Autoimmune Conditions in
Classic and Non-ulcer Interstitial Cystitis,” Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology
37, no. 1 (2003): 60–63.
35.
M. C. Erasmus, “Interstitial Cystitis and Systemic Autoimmune Diseases,” Nature—
Clinical Practice Urology 4, no. 9 (September 2007): 484–91.
36.
R. Mandar, E. Raukas, T. Silver, P. Korrovits, and M. Punab, “Mycoplasmas in Semen of
Chronic Prostatitis Patients,” Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology 39, no. 6
(December 2005): 479–82.
37.
D. D. Riley and J. N. Krieger, “Chromosomal Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphisms
Near the Phosphoglycerate Kinase Gene in Men with Chronic Prostatitis,” Biochimica et
Biophysica Acta (BBA)—Molecular Basis of Disease 1586, no. 1 (January 2002): 99–107.
38.
D. Wise and R. Anderson, A Headache in the Pelvis—A New Understanding and
Treatment for Prostatitis and Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (Occidental, CA: National Center
for Pelvic Pain, 2003), 35–36.
39.
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CP/CPPS, UCPPS: Male Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome,” 23 July 2008.
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2010).
40.
J. C. Lee, C. H. Muller, I. Rothman, K. Agnew, D. Eschenbach, M. A. Ciol, J. A. Turner,
and R. E. Berger, “Prostate Biopsy Culture Findings of Men with Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
Do Not Differ from Those of Healthy Controls,” The Journal of Urology 169, no. 2 (2003): 584–
88.
41.
Ibid.
42.
R. M. Moldwin, “Similarities Between Interstitial Cystitis and Male Chronic Pelvic Pain
Syndrome,” Concurrent Urology Reports (2002): 313–18.; R. E. Berger, J. E. Miller, I.
Rothman, J. N. Krieger, and C. H. Muller, “Bladder Petechiae after Cystoscopy and
Hydrodistention in Men with Prostate Pain,” The Journal of Urology 159 (1998): 83–85.
43.
G. R. Sant, “Interstitial Cystitis and Pelvic Pain Syndromes”; D. E. Novicki, T. R.
Larson, and S. K. Swanson, “Interstitial Cystitis in Men,” Urology 52 (October 1998): 621–24.
44.
D. A. Shoskes, Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (New York: Humana
Press, 2008), 270.
Chapter 3: Traditional Treatments
1.
J. V. Jepsen, M. Sall, P. R. Rhodes, D. Schmidt, E. Messing, and R. C. Bruskewitz,
“Long-Term Experience with Pentosanpolysulfate in Interstitial Cystitis,” Urology 51, no. 3
(March 1998): 381–87.
2.
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., “Medication Guide: Elmiron (pentosan polysulfate
sodium),” revised March 2010, http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?id=8130
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3.
Ortho Women’s Health and Urology for Healthcare Professionals, “Elmiron (pentosan
polysulfate sodium) Efficacy Data, Side Effects, FAQ’s: Important Safety Information,”
modified 22 December 2009,
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4.
National Institutes of Health, NIH Publication no. 10–3220 (December 2009)
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/interstitialcystitis/index.htm (accessed 13 March
2010).
5.
H. J. McQuay, M. Tramèr, B. A. Nye, D. Carroll, P. J. Wiffen, and R. A. Moore, “A
Systematic Review of Antidepressants in Neuropathic Pain,” Pain 68 (1996): 217–27.
6.
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Monthly Column on Lifestyle, Fitness and Relationships by Gaye and Andrew Sandler,
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7.
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Exercise—A Monthly Column on Lifestyle, Fitness and Relationships by Gaye and Andrew
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8.
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9.
L. J. Crofford, M. C. Rowbotham, P. J. Mease, I. J. Russell, R. H. Dworkin, A. E. Corbin,
J. P. Young, L. K. LaMoreaux, S. A. Martin, and U. Sharmaet, “Pregabalin for the Treatment of
Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial,”
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10.
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11.
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12.
T. M. Sofinowski, P. J. Hauser, D. D. Buethe, J. A. Califano, D. J. Clulkin, and R. E.
Hurst, “Intravesically Applied Chondroitin Sulfate Restores Urothelial Barrier Function in Aciddamaged Bladder,” American Urological Association Meeting proceedings, Chicago, IL, 2009,
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13.
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of Refractory Interstitial Cystitis,” The Journal of Urology 156, no. 1 (July 1996): 45–48.
14.
J. Kaufman, P. Tyagi, and M. B. Chancellor, “Intravesical Liposomal (LP08) Instillation
Protects Bladder Urothelium from Chemical Irritation,” American Urological Association
(meeting 2009).
15.
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16.
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17.
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Cystitis—Statistical Data Included,” AORN Journal, Official Journal—Association of
periOperative Registered Nurses (March, 2000) BNET,
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18.
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Mind for Better Health by D. Goleman (Yonkers, NY: Consumer Reports Books, 1993).
3.
K. F. Koltyn, A.W. Garvin, R. L. Gardiner, and T. F. Nelson, “Perception of Pain
Following Aerobic Exercise,” Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 28, no. 11
(November 1996): 1418–21.
4.
M. C. Ross, A. S. Bohannon, D. C. Davis, and L. Gurchick, “The Effects of a Short-Term
Exercise Program on Movement, Pain, and Mood in the Elderly,” Journal of Holistic Nursing 17,
no. 2 (1999): 139–47.
5.
H. B. Nielsen, “Lymphocyte Responses to Maximal Exercise: A Physiological
Perspective,” Sports Medicine 33 (2003): 853–67.
6.
D. C. Nieman, S. L. Nehlsen-Cannarella, P. A. Markoff, A. J. Balk-Lamberton, H. Yang,
D. B. Chritton, J. W. Lee, and K. Arabatzis, “The Effects of Moderate Exercise Training on
Natural-killer-cells and Acute Upper Respiratory-tract Infections,” International Journal of
Sports Medicine 11 (1990): 467–73.
7.
K. Kursat, O. Saygin, R. Ozmeridivenli, E. Zorba, A. Godekmerdan, and V. Bulut, “The
Effects of Exercise on the Immune System and Stress Hormones in Sportswomen,”
Neuroendocrinology Letters 26, no. 4 (August 2005).
8.
H. Bruunsgaard, “Physical Activity and Modulation of Systemic Low-level
Inflammation,” Journal of Leukocyte Biology 78 (2005): 819–835.
9.
L. H. Colbert, M. Visser, E. M. Simonsick, R. P. Tracy, A. B. Newman, S. B.
Kritchevsky, M. Pahor, D. R. Taaffe, J. Brach, S. Rubin, and T. B. Harris, “Physical Activity,
Exercise, and Inflammatory Markers in Older Adults: Findings from The Health, Aging, and
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11.
M. Guszkowski, “Effects of Exercise on Anxiety, Depression, and Mood,” Psychiatria
Polska 38, no. 4 (July–August 2004): 611–20.
12.
B. Shorter, M. Lesser, R. Moldwin, and L. Kushner, “Effect of Comestibles on
Symptoms of Interstitial Cystitis,” The Journal of Urology 178, no. 1 (2007): 145–52.
13.
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14.
P. Osusu-Agyei, S. G. Parker, and M. Hill, “Inflammatory Markers in Urine in Interstitial
Cystitis, Bacterial Cystitis and Detrusor Instability,” (May 1999)
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15.
A. K. Willis, Solving the Interstitial Cystitis Puzzle: A Guide to Natural Healing, rev. ed.
(Los Angeles, CA: Holistic Life Enterprises, 2003).
16.
U. Tomohiro, N. Masayuki, O. Motohiro, T. Hideki, and Y. Naoki, “Urine Alkalinization
Improves the Problems of Pain and Sleep in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis,” American
Urological Association Meeting proceedings, Chicago, IL, 2009,
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17.
W. A. McGarey, The Oil That Heals: A Physician’s Successes with Castor Oil
Treatments (Virginia Beach, VA: ARE Press, 1993).
18.
Capsaicin Study Group, “Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy with Topical
Capsaicin. A Multicenter, Double-blind, Vehicle-controlled Study,” Archives of Internal
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19.
J. J. Gagnier, M. W. van Tulder, B. Berman, and C. Bombadier, “Herbal Medicine for
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20.
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21.
H. Glerup, K. Mikkelsen, L. Poulsen, E. Haas, S. Overbeck, J. Thomsen, P. Charles, and
E. F. Eriksen, “Commonly Recommended Daily Intake of Vitamin D Isn’t Sufficient If Sunlight
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23.
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24.
F. Benigni, E. Baroni, M. Zecevic, P. Zvara, T. Streng, P. Hedlund, E. Colli, D.
D’Ambrosio, and K. Andersson, “Oral Treatment with A Vitamin D3 Analogue (BXL628) Has
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25.
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26.
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28.
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29.
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Chapter 5: What’s Bugging Your Bladder?
1.
A. S. Herati, B. Shorter, J. Tai, L. Martin, and R. M. Moldwin, “Differences in Food
Sensitivities Between Female Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome (IC/PBS) and
Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS) Patients,” AUA 2009 Research
News, http://www.painful-bladder.org/pdf/2009_AUA_Chicago.pdf (accessed 17 March 2010);
R. Peeker, L. Atanasiu, and Y. Logadottir, “Intercurrent Autoimmune Conditions in Classic and
Non-ulcer Interstitial Cystitis,” Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology 37, no. 1
(2003): 60–63; M. Alagiri, S. Chottiner, V. Ratner, D. Slade, and P. M. Hanno, “Interstitial
Cystitis: Unexplained Associations with Other Chronic Disease and Pain Syndromes,” Urology
49, Suppl. 5A (2006): 52–7; J. Lee, R. Doggweiler-Wiygul, S. Kim, B. D. Hill, and T. J. Yoo, “Is
Interstitial Cystitis an Allergic Disorder? A Case of Interstitial Cystitis Treated Successfully with
Anti-IgE,” International Journal of Urology 13, no. 5 (May 2006): 631–34.
2.
Lee, Doggweiler-Wiygul, Kim, Hill, and Yoo, “Is Interstitial Cystitis an Allergic
Disorder?”
3.
T. C. Theoharides and D. E. Cochrane, “Critical Role of Mast Cells in Inflammatory
Diseases and the Effect of Acute Stress,” Journal of Neuroimmunology 146 (2004): 1–12.
4.
D. J. Klumpp and C. N. Rudick, “Summation Model of Pelvic Pain in Interstitial
Cystitis,” Nature—Clinical Practice Urology 5 (2008): 494–500.
5.
Ibid.
6.
D. Sandberg, J. Brostoff, and S. Challacombe, “Food Sensitivity: The Kidney and
Bladder,” in Food Allergy and Intolerance (London: Bailliere Tindall, 1987), 755–76.
7.
A. Sanchez-Palacios, A. Quintero de Juana, J. Martinez-Sagarra, and R. Aparicio-Duque,
“Eosinophilic Food-Induced Cystitis,” Allergologia et Immunolopathologia 12 (1984): 463–69.
8.
R. Peeker, L. Atanasiu, and Y. Logadottir, “Intercurrent Autoimmune Conditions in
Classic and Non-ulcer Interstitial Cystitis,” Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology
37, no. 1 (2003): 60–63.
9.
S. G. Larsson, L. Bergkvist, and A. Wolk, “Consumption of Sugar and Sugar-sweetened
Foods and the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in a Prospective Study,” American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition 84, no. 5 (November 2006): 1171–76.
10.
E. Vliet, Screaming to Be Heard: The Hormonal Connection Women Suspect and
Doctors Still Ignore, rev. exp. ed. (New York: M. Evans and Company, 2001), 311–14.
11.
T. O’Bryan, “Unlocking the Secrets of Gluten Sensitivity: Implications for Neurological,
Musculoskeletal, and Immune Health,” Metagenics, NANP Seminar Syllabus (2008).
12.
P. Green and R. Jones, Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic (New York: Collins Press,
2006), 41.
13.
M. Hadjivassiliou, A. Grunewald, and G. A. Davies-Jones, “Gluten Sensitivity as a
Neurological Illness,” Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 72 (2002): 560–63;
O’Bryan, “Unlocking the Secrets of Gluten Sensitivity.”
14.
Green and Jones, Celiac Disease.
15.
C. J. Libonati, Recognizing Celiac Disease: Signs, Symptoms, Associated Disorders and
Complications (Fort Washington, PA: Gluten Free Works, 2007), ix, 15.
16.
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http://www.nutramed.com/children/children_bladder_kidneys.htm (accessed 13 Oct 2009).
17.
F. Emmite, personal communications with the author, 12 December 2009 and 5/6 July
2010.
18.
D. Sanders, “There Is a Relationship Between Celiac Disease and Patients with
Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome,” Gastroenterology 123, no. 4 (2002): 1408.
19.
G. Michaëlsson, S. Ahs, I. Hammarström, I. P. Lundin, and E. Hagforsen, “Gluten-free
Diet in Psoriasis Patients with Antibodies to Gliadin Results in Decreased Expression of Tissue
Transglutaminase and Fewer Ki67+ Cells in the Dermis,” Acta Dermato-Venereologica 83, no. 6
(2003): 425–29.
20.
Green and Jones, Celiac Disease.
21.
O’Bryan, “Unlocking the Secrets.”
22.
S. Ji, “The Dark Side of Wheat: New Perspectives on Celiac Disease and Wheat
Intolerance,” Journal of Gluten Sensitivity (Winter 2008),
http://www.patienthealthyself.info/Celiac_Disease_Article.html (accessed 31 March 2010).
23.
P. J. D’Adamo, “Lectins, and Mitogens,”
http://www.dadamo.com/science_lectins_mitogens.htm (accessed 1 March 2010).
24.
C. Pierini, “Lectins: Their Damaging Role in Intestinal Health, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and
Weight Loss,” Vitamin Research Products (VRP),
http://www.vrp.com/articles.aspx?ProdID=2009 (accessed 14 Oct 2009).
25.
S. E. Keller, J. M. Weiss, S. J. Schleifer, N. E. Miller, and M. Stein, “Suppression of
Immunity by Stress: Effect of Graded Series of Stressors on Lymphocyte Stimulation in the
Rat,” Science 213 (1981): 1397.
26.
J. D. Minor, S. G. Tolber, and O. L. Frick, “Leukocyte Inhibition Factor in DelayedOnset Food Sensitivity,” Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 6 (1980): 314.
Chapter 6: The Anti-Inflammatory Diet—A Diet for Health
1.
M. Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto (New York: Penguin Press, 2008).
2.
J. Black, The Anti-Inflammation Diet and Recipe Book: Protect Yourself and Your Family
from Heart Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Allergies—and More (Alameda, CA: Hunter House
Publishers, 2006); N. Appleton, Stopping Inflammation: Relieving the Cause of Degenerative
Diseases (Garden City Park, NJ: Square One Publishers, 2004).
Chapter 7: Understanding Chronic Pelvic Pain—The Stress Connection
1.
G. Sandler, “Surviving Painful Flare Ups,” in IC Lifestyles and Exercise—A Monthly
Column on Lifestyle, Fitness, and Relationships, by Gaye and Andrew Sandler (IC Network,
2005), www.ic-network.com/iclifestyles/june05.html (accessed 4 March 2010).
2.
N. Rothrock, S. Lutgendorf, K. Kreder, T. Ratliff, and B. Zimmerman, “Stress and
Symptoms in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis: A Life Stress Model,” Urology 57, no. 3 (2010):
422–27.
3.
Sandler, “Surviving Painful Flare Ups.”
4.
B. Naparstek, Invisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma and How They Heal (New York:
Bantam, 2005), 70–160.
5.
S. Izquierdo-Alvarez, J. P. Bocos-Terraz, J. L. Bancalero-Flores, L. Pavón-Romero, E.
Serrano-Ostariz, and C. A. de Miquel, “Is There an Association Between Fibromyalgia and
Below-normal Levels of Urinary Cortisol?” BMC Research Notes (Springer) 1 (22 December
2008): 134.
6.
J. Teitelbaum, Pain Free 1-2-3: A Proven Program for Eliminating Pain Now (New
York: McGraw-Hill 2005), 144.
7.
J. M. Teichman, “Editorial: Differences in the Clinical Presentation of Interstitial
Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome in Patients with or Without Sexual Abuse History,” The
Journal of Urology 180, no. 5 (November 2008): 2029–33.
8.
K. Peters, D. Carrico, I. Ibrahim, and A. Diokno, “Characterization of a Clinical Cohort
of 87 Women with Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome,” Urology 71, no. 4 (2008):
634–40; M. Yunus, “Fibromyalgia and Overlapping Disorders: The Unifying Concept of Central
Sensitivity Syndromes,” Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism 36, no. 6 (2007): 339–56.
9.
S. Levenkron and A. Levenkron, Stolen Tomorrows: Understanding and Treating
Women’s Childhood Sexual Abuse (New York: W.W. Norton, 2007).
10.
A. Stein, Heal Pelvic Pain: A Proven Stretching, Strengthening, and Nutrition Program
for Relieving Pain, Incontinence, IBS, and Other Symptoms Without Surgery (New York:
McGraw-Hill Publishers, 2009) 31.
11.
A. Goldstein, Foreword in A. Stein, Heal Pelvic Pain: A Proven Stretching,
Strengthening, and Nutrition Program for Relieving Pain, Incontinence, IBS, and Other
Symptoms Without Surgery (New York: McGraw-Hill Publishers, 2009), ix.
12.
C. Davies, with A. Davies, The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment
Guide for Pain Relief, 2nd ed. (Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Press, 2004), 148, 202, 208.
13.
Stein, Heal Pelvic Pain, 10.
14.
B. D. Thomson, “The Biology of Trigger Points: What They Are, What They Do, and
When and Why They Occur,” http://www.easyvigour.net.nz/trigger_points/h_triggerpoint9.htm
(accessed 18 March 2010).
15.
D. Seaman, “The Key to Understanding Most Conditions and Their Nutritional
Treatments: An Introduction,”
http://www.nutritionalwellness.com/archives/2005/nov/11_seaman.php (accessed 11 November
2009); W. J. Meggs, “Neurogenic Inflammation and Sensitivity to Environmental Chemicals,”
Environmental Health Perspectives 101, no. 3 (August 1993): 234–38; M. Zimmerman,
“Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Fibromyalgia,” The Clinical Journal of Pain 7, suppl 1
(1991): S8–15.
16.
P. Geppetti, R. Nassini, S. Materazzi, and S. Benemei, “The Concept of Neurogenic
Inflammation,” British Journal of Urology International 101, Suppl. 3 (March 2008): 2–6.
17.
Meggs, “Neurogenic Inflammation and Sensitivity,” 234–38.
18.
Ibid; Geppetti, Nassini, Materazzi, and Benemei, “The Concept of Neurogenic
Inflammation,” 2–6.
19.
Meggs, “Neurogenic Inflammation and Sensitivity,” 234–38.
20.
Ibid.
21.
D. J. Chew and C. A. T. Buffington, “Non-Obstructive Idiopathic/Interstitial Cystitis in
Cats: Thinking Outside the (Litter) Box,” WSAVA Congress proceedings (Sydney, Australia,
2007),
http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2007&PID=18243&O=Generic
(accessed 14 Oct 2009).
22.
Stein, Heal Pelvic Pain, 129.
23.
J. Cangiano, “Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Interstitial Cystitis,” Interstitial Cystitis
Advice (October 2006), http://www.icadvice.com/node/26 (accessed 10 January 2009).
24.
R. Moldwin, The Interstitial Cystitis Survival Guide: Your Guide to the Latest Treatment
Options and Coping Strategies (Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2000), 50–51.
25.
C. Levine, “Pelvic Floor Health: Strengthening Your Core,” Women to Women.com.
http://www.womentowomen.com/urinaryincontinence/pelvicfloorhealth.aspx (accessed 20
March 2010).
26.
D. Wise and R. Anderson, A Headache in the Pelvis: A New Understanding and
Treatment for Prostatitis and Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes (Occidental, CA: National Center
for Pelvic Pain, 2003).
27.
Stein, Heal Pelvic Pain, 129.
28.
A. Willis, “Solving the Interstitial Cystitis Puzzle: A Guide to Natural Healing,” rev. and
exp. ed. (Los Angeles, CA: Holistic Life Enterprises, 2006).
Chapter 8: Help with Hormones and Alleviating Feminine Discomfort
1.
F. R. Jelovsek, “Urinary Frequency and Urgency Problems,” Women’s Health Resource
FAQ, http://www.wdxcyber.com/murfreq.htm (accessed 14 October 2009); E. Vliet, Screaming
to Be Heard: The Hormonal Connection Women Suspect and Doctors Still Ignore. rev. and exp.
ed. (New York: M. Evans and Company, 2001), 311–14.
2.
Vliet, Screaming to Be Heard, 311–14; C. Northrup, The Wisdom of Menopause:
Creating Physical and Emotional Health During the Change, rev. ed. (New York: Bantam,
2006): 133.
3.
Vliet, Screaming to Be Heard, 311–14.
4.
Ibid.
5.
Ibid; Northrup, The Wisdom of Menopause, 63.
6.
Northrup, The Wisdom of Menopause, 116–18.
7.
B. Reed, “Vulvodynia: Diagnosis and Management,” American Family Physician 73
(2006): 1231–39.
8.
J. T. Sutton, G. A. Bachmann, L. D. Arnold, G. G. Rhoads, and R. C. Rosen,
“Assessment of Vulvodynia Symptoms in a Sample of U.S. Women: A Follow-up National
Incidence Survey,” Journal of Women’s Health 17, no. 8 (1 October 2008): 1285–92.
9.
Reed, “Vulvodynia: Diagnosis and Management,” 1231–39.
10.
D. Foley, “Help for Intimate Pain,” Prevention Magazine, November, 2007,
http://www.prevention.com/health/health/health-concerns/what-causes-pelvic-or-sexualpain/article/09b983e5a71f4110VgnVCM20000012281eac____/ (accessed 10 January 2009).
11.
Reed, “Vulvodynia: Diagnosis and Management,” 1231–39.
12.
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. “About Vulvodynia,”
http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp127.cfm (accessed 13 March 2010).
13.
Reed, “Vulvodynia: Diagnosis and Management,” 1231–39.
14.
C. Vasey, The Acid-Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health: Restore Your Health by Creating
pH Balance in Your Diet, rev. 2nd ed. (Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2006).
15.
Reed, “Vulvodynia: Diagnosis and Management,” 1231–39.
16.
L. A. Boardman, A. S. Cooper, L. R. Blais, and C. A. Raker, “Topical Gabapentin in the
Treatment of Localized and Generalized Vulvodynia,” Obstetrics and Gynecology 112, no. 3
(September 2008): 579–85.
Chapter 9: Fighting the Role of Adrenal Fatigue for Improved Health
1.
R. Moldwin, The Interstitial Cystitis Survival Guide: Your Guide to the Latest Treatment
Options and Coping Strategies (Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2000) 182.
2.
J. Teitelbaum, Pain Free 1-2-3: A Proven Program for Eliminating Pain Now (New
York: McGraw-Hill, 2005); S. K. Lutgendorf, K. J. Kreder, N. E. Rothrock, A. Hoffman, C.
Kirschbaum, E. M. Sternberg, M. B. Zimmerman, and T. L. Ratliff, “Diurnal Cortisol Variations
and Symptoms in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis,” The Journal of Urology 167, no. 3 (2002):
1338–43.
3.
Lutgendorf, Kreder, Rothrock, Hoffman, Kirschbaum, Sternberg, Zimmerman, and
Ratliff, “Diurnal Cortisol Variations,” 1338–43.
4.
J. L. Wilson, Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome (Petaluma, CA: Smart
Publications, 2002) 265–66.
5.
Lutgendorf, Kreder, Rothrock, Hoffman, Kirschbaum, Sternberg, Zimmerman, and
Ratliff, “Diurnal Cortisol Variations,” 1338–43.
6.
Ibid.
7.
Ibid.
8.
J. L. Westropp, K. A. Welk, and C. A. T. Buffington, “Small Adrenal Glands in Cats with
Feline Interstitial Cystitis,” The Journal of Urology 170 (December 2003): 2494–97.
9.
T. Buffington quoted in S. Reinberg, “Painful Pelvic Disorder Linked to Small Adrenal
Glands: Findings Could Lead to New Treatments for Women with Interstitial Cystitis,”
http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?159495 (accessed 6 Feb 2009).
10.
R. Bercik quoted in S. Reinberg, “Painful Pelvic Disorder Linked to Small Adrenal
Glands: Findings Could Lead to New Treatments for Women with Interstitial Cystitis,”
http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?159495 (accessed 6 Feb 2009).
11.
C. A. T. Buffington, “Comorbidity of Interstitial Cystitis with Other Unexplained
Conditions,” The Journal of Urology 172 (October 2004): 1242–48.
12.
D. J. Chew and C. A. T. Buffington, “Non-Obstructive Idiopathic/Interstitial Cystitis in
Cats: Thinking Outside the (Litter) Box,” WSAVA Congress proceedings (Sydney, Australia,
2007),
http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2007&PID=18243&O=Generic
(accessed 14 Oct 2009).
13.
Ibid.
14.
Ibid.
15.
Westropp, Welk, and Buffington, “Small Adrenal Glands in Cats,” 2494–97; J.
Teitelbaum, Pain Free 1-2-3: A Proven Program for Eliminating Pain Now.
16.
Westropp, Welk, and Buffington, “Small Adrenal Glands in Cats,” 2494–97.
17.
Wilson, Adrenal Fatigue, 247.
18.
Moldwin, The Interstitial Cystitis Survival Guide, 182.
19.
C. Spanos, X. Pang, K. Ligris, R. Letourneau, L. Alferes, N. Alexacos, G. R. Sant, and T.
C. Theoharides, “Stress-Induced Bladder Mast Cell Activation: Implications for Interstitial
Cystitis,” The Journal of Urology 157 (1997): 669–72.
20.
W. M. Jeffries, Safe Uses of Cortisol, 2nd ed. (Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas,
1981) 105–06.
21.
Wilson, Adrenal Fatigue, 247.
22.
Wilson, Adrenal Fatigue, 156–60.
23.
C. O’Leary, C. H. Walsh, P. Wieneke, P. O’Regan, B. Buckley, D. J. O’Halloran, J. B.
Ferriss, E. M. M. Quigley, P. Annis, F. Shanahan, and C. C. Cronin, “Coeliac Disease and
Autoimmune Addison’s Disease: A Clinical Pitfall,” Quarterly Journal of Medicine 95 (2002):
79–82; C. Betterle, F. Lazzarotto, A. C. Spadaccino, D. Basso, M. Plebani, B. Pedini, C.
Chiarelli, and M. Albergoni, “Celiac Disease in North Italian Patients with Autoimmune
Addison’s Disease,” European Journal of Endocrinology 154, no. 2 (2006): 275–79.
24.
C. Counsell, A. Taha, and W. S. Ruddell, “Coeliac Disease and Autoimmune Thyroid
Disease,” Gut 35, no. 6 (1994): 844–46.
25.
Wilson, Adrenal Fatigue, 247.
26.
C. Northrup, The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health
During the Change, rev. ed. (New York: Bantam, 2006) 110.
27.
Ibid; M. J. Ghen and C. B. Moore, “Implications of Adrenal Insufficiency,”
Biopathics.com,
http://hereisyoursite.us/www.biopathics.com/BioPDFs/Adrenal_Insufficiency.pdf (accessed 18
March 2010).
28.
Ghen and Moore, “Implications of Adrenal Insufficiency.”
29.
Ibid.
30.
5.
M. Moore, Herbs for the Urinary Tract, (New Canaan, CT: Keats Publishing, Inc., 1998),
Chapter 10: The Embattled Body
1.
J. W. Warren, “Interstitial Cystitis as an Infectious Disease,” Urologic Clinics of North
America 21, no. 1 (February 1994): 31–39.
2.
F. C. Burkhard, “Urinary Urgency and Frequency, and Chronic Urethral and/or Pelvic
Pain in Females. Can Doxycycline Help?” The Journal of Urology 172, no. 1 (July 2004): 232–
35.
3.
Ibid.
4.
J. Coomer, “Vanderbilt Researchers Discover Potential Link Between C. Pneumoniae
and Interstitial Cystitis,” Reporter (11 May 2001),
http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=1510 (accessed 25 September 2009).
5.
N. Humphrey, “Chlamydia Pneumoniae Not Caught Like You Thought,” Reporter,
Vanderbilt Medical Center’s Weekly Newspaper (23 April 1999),
http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=779 (accessed 21 March 2010).
6.
M. Paldanius, A. Bloigu, M. Alho, M. Leinonen, and P. Saikku, “Prevalence and
Persistence of Chlamydia Pneumoniae Antibodies in Healthy Laboratory Personnel in Finland,”
Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 12, no. 5 (2005 May): 654–59.
7.
Coomer, “Vanderbilt Researchers Discover Potential Link.”
8.
Humphrey, “Chlamydia Pneumoniae Not Caught Like You Thought.”
9.
Ibid; S. Sriram, C. W. Stratton, S. Yao, A. Tharp, L. Ding, J. D. Bannan, and W. M.
Mitchell, “Chlamydia Pneumoniae Infection of the Central Nervous System in Multiple
Sclerosis,” Annals of Neurology 46, no. 1 (1999): 6–14.
10.
C. W. Stratton quoted in Humphrey, “Chlamydia Pneumoniae Not Caught Like You
Thought.”
11.
J. Kepner, “Chlamydia Pneumoniae in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia,”
Chlamydia Pneumoniae Help and Treatment, http://www.cpnhelp.org (accessed 14 October
2009).
12.
S. Mazzoli, A. Salvi, F. Guercini, M. Marongiu, A. Raugei, S. Ospedale, and M.
Annunziata, “Chlamydia Pneumoniae as an Impacting Emerging Pathogen in Prostate
Pathologies,” Journal of Lipid Research 44 (December 2003): 2339–48.
13.
“Lyme Disease Symptoms,” Canadian Lyme Disease Association,
http://www.canlyme.com/patsymptoms.html (accessed 18 March 2010).
14.
Ibid.
15.
M. Haarala, P. Kiiholma, M. Nurmi, J. Uksila, and A. Alanen, “The Role of Borrelia
Burgdorferi in Interstitial Cystitis,” European Urology 2000 37, no. 4 (April): 395–99.
16.
S. Czub, P. H. Duray, R. E. Thomas, and T. G. Schwan, “Cystitis Induced by Infection
with the Lyme Disease Spirochete, Borrelia Burgdorferi, in Mice,” American Journal of
Pathology. 141, no. 5 (November 1992): 1173–79.
17.
Haarala, Kiiholma, Nurmi, Uksila, and Alanen, “The Role of Borrelia Burgdorferi in
Interstitial Cystitis.”
18.
Canadian Lyme Disease Association, “Lyme Disease Symptoms,”
http://www.canlyme.com/patsymptoms.html (accessed 18 March 2010).
19.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Lyme Disease—Lyme Disease Diagnosis,”
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/ld_humandisease_diagnosis.htm (accessed 14 October
2009).
20.
S. Yuan, Handbook of Diseases: Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, 3rd ed.
(Ambler, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004).
21.
American Lyme Disease Foundation. “Lyme Disease,” (2006, updated January 2010),
http://www.aldf.com/lyme.shtml (accessed 21 March 2010).
22.
P. C. Watkins, “Seven Diseases Doctors Miss Most,” Redbook magazine (July 1997),
http://www.mvprolapse.com/article_seven.html (accessed 18 March 2010).
23.
L. Mayer and S. Merz, “An Appraisal of ‘Chronic Lyme Disease,” The New England
Journal of Medicine 358, no. 4 (24 January 2008): 428–31,
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H (accessed 18 March 2010).
24.
M. E. Adelson, R. S. Rao, R. C. Tilton, K. Cabets, E. Eskow, L. Fein, J. L. Occi, and E.
Mordechai, “Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, Bartonella spp., Babesia microti, and
Anaplasma phagocytophila in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected in Northern New Jersey,”
Journal of Clinical Microbiology 42, no. 6 (June 2004): 2799–801.
25.
H. M. Feder, B. J. B. Johnson, S. O’Connell, E. D. Shapiro, A. C. Steere, G. P. Wormer,
and the Ad Hoc International Lyme Disease Group, “A Critical Appraisal of ‘Chronic Lyme
Disease,’” The New England Journal of Medicine 357, no. 14 (October, 2007): 1422–30; M. S.
Klempner, L. T. Hu, J. Evans, C. H. Schmid, G. M. Johnson, R. P. Trevino, D. Norton, L. Levy,
D. Wall, J. McCall, M. Kosinski, and A. Weinstein, “Two Controlled Trials of Antibiotic
Treatment in Patients with Persistent Symptoms and a History of Lyme Disease,” The New
England Journal of Medicine 345 (2001): 85–92.
26.
Yuan, Handbook of Diseases.
27.
Ibid.
Chapter 11: Other Sources of Pelvic Pain or Bladder Symptoms
1.
R. A. Appell, ed., Voiding Dysfunction: Diagnosis and Treatment (New York: Humana
Press, 2000) 140.
2.
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC), “National Diabetes Statistics
2007,” http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/DM/PUBS/statistics (accessed 20 March 2010).
3.
D. Mirkin, C. Murphy-Barron, and K. Iwasaki, “Actuarial Analysis of Private Payer
Administrative Claims Data for Women with Endometriosis,” Journal of Managed Care
Pharmacy 13, no. 3 (April 2007): 262–72; L. Mettler, V. Gaikwad, B. Riebe, and T.
Schollmeyer, “Bladder Endometriosis: Possibility of Treatment by Laparoscopy,” Journal of the
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 12, no. 2 (April–June 2008): 162–65; A. Babknia,
Endometriosis: The 90s Outlook, Endometriosis FAQ,
http://www.bioscience.org/books/endomet/endomet.htm (accessed 6 January 2009).
4.
M. K. Chung, R. P. Chung, D. Gordon, and C. Jennings, “The Evil Twins of Chronic
Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Endometriosis and Interstitial Cystitis,” Journal of the Society of
Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 6, no. 4 (2002): 311–14.
5.
F. R. Jelovsek, “Urinary Frequency and Urgency Problems,” Women’s Health Resource
FAQ, http://www.wdxcyber.com/murfreq.htm (accessed 14 October 2009).
6.
S. Yuan, Handbook of Diseases: Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, 3rd ed.
(New York: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004).
7.
Jelovsek, “Urinary Frequency and Urgency Problems”; Mettler, Gaikwad, Riebe, and
Schollmeyer, “Bladder Endometriosis: Possibility of Treatment by Laparoscopy.”
8.
H. C. Guidone, “Bladder Endometriosis or IC?” (2000),
http://www.hcgresources.com/bladder.html (accessed 6 January 2009).
9.
O. L. Westney, C. L. Amundsen, and E. J. McGuire, “Bladder Endometriosis:
Conservative Management,” The Journal of Urology 163, no. 6 (June 2000): 1814–17.
10.
Guidone, “Bladder Endometriosis or IC?”; Babknia, Endometriosis: The 90s Outlook.
11.
Guidone, “Bladder Endometriosis or IC?”
12.
R. B. Albee, Jr., “Endometriosis and Suppressive Medications,” Center for Endometriosis
Care, http://www.centerforendo.com/askcec.htm (accessed 6 January 2009).
13.
D. Foley, “Help for Intimate Pain,” Prevention Magazine, November, 2007.
http://www.prevention.com/health/health/health-concerns/what-causes-pelvic-or-sexualpain/article/09b983e5a71f4110VgnVCM20000012281eac____/ (accessed 10 January 2009).
14.
Women’s Surgery Group, “Endometriosis Overview,”
http://www.womenssurgerygroup.com/conditions/Endometriosis/overview.asp (accessed 20
March 2010).
15.
V. H. Gonzalez-Quintero and F. E. Cruz-Pachano, “Preventing Adhesions in Obstetrics
and Gynecological Surgical Procedures,” Reviews in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2, no. 1 (2009
Winter): 38–45.
16.
H. Ellis, “The Clinical Significance of Adhesions: Focus on Intestinal Obstruction,”
European Journal of Surgery—Supplement 577 (1997): 5–9.
17.
Gonzalez-Quintero and Cruz-Pachano, “Preventing Adhesions in Obstetrics and
Gynecological Surgical Procedures,” 38–45.
18.
E. A. Borgfeldt, “Transvaginal Sonographic Ovarian Findings in a Random Sample of
Women 25–40 Years Old,” Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 13, no. 5 (1999 May):
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19.
C. H. Nezhat, F. Nezhat, S. Borhan, D. S. Seidman, and C. R. Nezhat, “Is Hormonal
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20.
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D. Grady, “Common Symptoms Could Be Warning Signs of Ovarian Cancer,” New York
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B. Goff quoted in Grady, “Common Symptoms Could Be Warning Signs.”
25.
Lavelle, “Ovarian Cancer—Warning Signs Often Missed.”
26.
Grady, “Common Symptoms Could Be Warning Signs.”
27.
Goff quoted in Grady, “Common Symptoms Could Be Warning Signs.”
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Lavelle, “Ovarian Cancer—Warning Signs Often Missed.”
29.
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33.
Ibid.
34.
E. Koldewijn, W. Hommes, F. Lemmens, F. Debruye, and P. Van Kerrebroeck,
“Relationship Between Lower Urinary Tract Abnormalities and Disease-Related Parameters in
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35.
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36.
Ibid.
Chapter 12: Introducing Additional Therapeutic Techniques
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S. Weiselfish-Giammatteo, Body Wisdom: Light Touch for Optimal Health (Berkeley,
CA: North Atlantic Books, 2002).
2.
F. A. Reeves, C. R. Chapple, and M. Pullman, “Success of Acupuncture in the Treatment
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(2009): 23.
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C. Northrup, The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health
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Chapter 13: What We Eat Matters—Other Diets to Consider
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I. Flatow and D. Relman, “A Community of Thousands: In Your Gut,” Science Friday,
National Public Radio, 21 November 2008,
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K. Sullivan, interview by Wendy Cohan, March 2010.
3.
L. Dethlefsen, S. Huse, M. L. Sogin, and D. A. Relman, “The Pervasive Effects of an
Antibiotic on the Human Gut Microbiota, as Revealed by Deep 16S rRNA Sequencing,”
http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.0060280 (30 June 2010).
4.
K. Scott, “Probiotics: Good Germs for Your Gut,” Living Without, (October–November
2008): 30–33.
5.
D. Gates and L. Schatz, The Body Ecology Diet: Recovering Your Health and Rebuilding
Your Immunity, 7th ed. (Bogard, GA: B.E.D. Publications, 2006).
6.
Scott, “Probiotics: Good Germs for Your Gut.”
7.
E. Gottschall, Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Intestinal Health Through Diet, rev. ed.
(Baltimore, ON: Kirkton Press, 1994).
8.
J. V. Joneja, Dietary Management of Food Allergies and Intolerances: A Comprehensive
Guide (Burnaby, BC: J.A. Hall Publications, 1998).
9.
Ibid.