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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Urol. 2011 Jun 16;186(2):540–544. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.03.132

APPENDIX.

RICE BPS/IC case definitions

High Sensitivity Definition Criteria (sensitivity 81%, specificity 54% for BPS/IC vs endometriosis, vulvodynia and overactive bladder) High Specificity Definition Criteria (sensitivity 48%, specificity 83% for BPS/IC vs endometrio sis, vulvodynia and overactive bladder)
Pain, pressure, or discomfort in the pelvic area
and
Daytime urinary frequency 10+ or urgency due to pain, pressure, or discomfort, not fear of wetting.		 Pain, pressure, or discomfort in the pelvic area
and
Daytime urinary frequency 10+ or urgency due to pain, pressure, or discomfort, not fear of wetting
and
Symptoms did not resolve after treatment with antibiotics
and
No treatment with hormone injection therapy for endometriosis.

Exclusion criteria: Bladder cancer, urethral diverticulum, spinal cord injury, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, spina bifida, cyclophosphamide treatment, radiation treatment to pelvic area, tuberculosis affecting the bladder, uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, vaginal cancer, genital herpes, pregnancy.