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The ICN provides live weekly support group meetings on Facebook & Youtube, usually on Sunday afternoons beginning at 1PM PST. Click here to learn more! 

We are happy to take questions by phone most days. Just call 1-800-928-7496. Please note that our patient education calls are on a first come, first serve basis. You may need to leave a message. Please be patient. We get many calls and often return phone calls into the evening hours. 

We have three professional coaches on staff to help those who would like to spend more time discussing their history. Learn more here! 

The IC Optimist is the quarterly magazine written for our ICN patient and professional members. Our goal is to be encouraging and supportive, hence the title “The IC Optimist.” We are completely optimistic about the future. Research is very productive as we learn, each month, about new possible treatments. In our experience, most patients stabilize within the first six months and then slowly improve over time, dependent in great part on their dedication to following the IC diet and trying treatments. There are excellent self-help strategies that can dramatically improve your quality of life. There is no reason for any patient to feel shame or guilt. IC is real and treatable.  Learn more here! 

When you become an ICN member, you are helping us to continue our mission of providing hope and encouragement to those who need it the most! The IC Network offers three memberships for patients (and one for medical care providers) who are seeking the latest information on IC/BPS, chronic pelvic pain, pelvic floor dysfunction and its related conditions!  Our goal is to be encouraging and supportive, hence our member magazine title “The IC Optimist.”  Research is very productive as we learn, each month, about new possible treatments. In our experience, most stabilize within the first six months and then slowly improve over time, dependent in great part on their dedication to following the IC diet and trying treatments. There are excellent self-help strategies that can dramatically improve your quality of life. There is no reason for any patient to feel shame or guilt. IC is real and treatable.  Learn more here!