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Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome in Reproductive Age Women
Health and Medicine (Video)
4 minutes 46 seconds
3 months ago
Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome in Reproductive Age Women
Jennifer Anger, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. investigates interstitial cystitis (IC), also known as painful bladder syndrome, with a focus on improving care through research on sex, gender, and health disparities. Using Veterans Affairs (VA) data, Anger challenges the outdated belief that IC predominantly affects women. She explores how comorbidities such as PTSD and depression, common among veterans, influence bladder pain, and examines how factors like exercisJennifer Anger, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. uses VA data to study interstitial cystitis.. She examines links between bladder pain, PTSD, depression, diet, and disparities to improve care across all gender identities.e, diet, and neighborhood deprivation impact symptoms. By including both cis and trans women as well as men, Anger seeks to advance more inclusive, data-driven understanding and treatment of IC across all populations.
Series: "Motherhood Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 40675]
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