Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome (IC/PBS). It’s marked by frequent urination, sudden urgency, pelvic pressure, and pain that tends to ease after urination. Physical therapy can help.

Chronic pelvic pain may be diagnosed as vulvodynia, vestibulodynia, dyspareunia (painful sex), and interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. Chronic pelvic pain can be present in up to 25% of women who get prescribed medications which minimally help and come with side effects.