Se desconoce la causa. Puede ser un trastorno autoinmune y a menudo se encuentra con fibromialgia, síndrome del intestino irritable, síndrome de fatiga crónica o vulvodinia (dolor en los órganos femeninos externos). Algunos investigadores creen que la condición puede estar relacionada con un historial de abuso.

La IC es más común en mujeres que en hombres, pero le puede pasar a cualquiera.

Síntomas

Tratamiento

No existe una cura única, por lo que el tratamiento es un plan holístico gradual que implica cambios en el estilo de vida, terapia del suelo pélvico, tratamiento de los síntomas con medicamentos e incluso cirugía.

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Jeffrey M. Rothschild, MD, MPH.

Associate Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Dr. Rothschild has been a faculty member at Brigham and Women’s Hospital where he is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He currently practices as a hospitalist at Newton Wellesley Hospital. In 1978, Dr. Rothschild received his MD at the Medical College of Wisconsin and trained in internal medicine followed by a fellowship in critical care medicine. He also received an MP...

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