• Questions to assess the possibility of a PBS/IC patient having associated disorders as a useful first screening for the presence of these diseases

• Interstitial cystitis and associated disorders - an overview for patients
  by Jane Meijlink
  

• Interstitial cystitis and associated disorders
  by Dr. Joop P van de Merwe

• Interstitial cystitis and gastrointestinal disorders
  by Dr. Joop P van de Merwe

• The Vulvodynia Guideline - a guide to the treatment of vulvodynia

• Sjögren's syndrome
  an overview of Sjögren's syndrome (12 pages) by Dr. Joop P van de Merwe

Het syndroom van Sjögren - in Dutch
an overview of Sjögren's syndrome (12 pages) by Dr. Joop P van de Merwe

Sjögren's syndrome - information for patients and professionals
by Dr. Joop P van de Merwe
A subject index is under construction.
Click on the chapter to get the pdf file.

Front cover and contents
Chapter   1. Sjögren's Syndrome -an Overview
Chapter   2. Manifestations
Chapter   3. Cause
Chapter   4. Diagnosis
Chapter   5. Treatment (being extended and updated)
Chapter   6. Fatigue
Chapter   7. Fibromyalgia
Chapter   8. Neurological Disorders
Chapter   9. Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 10. Liver and Pancreas Disorders (under construction)
Chapter 11. Pulmonary Disorders
Chapter 12. Bladder Disorders
Chapter 13. Pregnancy and Lactation
Chapter 14. Surgery and Anaesthesia
Chapter 15. Clinical Investigations
Chapter 16. Side Effects of Drugs in Sjögren’s Syndrome
Chapter 17. Clinical Activity and Damage Scores
Chapter 18. Associated and Overlapping Autoimmune Diseases (under construction)
Chapter 19. Sjögren-like Syndrome (under construction)
Chapter 20. Frequently Asked Questions
Chapter 21. A Glossary of Terms

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Scientific papers on the relationship between IC and Sjögren's syndrome

• Fibromyalgia Syndrome
  Canadian Clinical Working Case Definition, Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols - a consensus document

• Inflammatory bowel disease - recognition, diagnosis, and therapeutics
  (inflammatory bowel disease = Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis)
  an article in the Journal of American Academy of Physician Assistants

• Endometriosis: A common cause of infertility and pelvic pain
  an article in the Journal of American Academy of Physician Assistants

• An introduction to the immune system
  webpages of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the NIH, USA
  

• An introduction to immunologic diseases
  webpages of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the NIH, USA