Painful Bladder Filling and Painful Urgency are Distinct Characteristics in Men and Women with Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes: A MAPP Research Network Study.
Lai, H Henry, Krieger, John N, Pontari, Michel A et al.·The Journal of urology·2015
This study looked at bladder pain patterns in people with chronic pelvic pain conditions. Researchers found that most patients experienced either pain when their bladder filled up or pain/pressure sensations when feeling the urge to urinate. People with these bladder symptoms also reported more severe pain, more frequent urges to urinate, depression, fatigue, and poorer quality of life compared to those without these specific bladder symptoms.