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For the first time, objective evidence that your symptoms are real and there is help.

In 5 out of 5 patients observed on and off Prelief:

• There were marked reductions in patients' reported symptoms (pain, urgency) when taking Prelief, with these reports being matched by a large drop in a laboratory-readable urinary marker indicative of cellular distress.
• When the patients discontinued use of Prelief, there was a rise in both reported symptoms as well as in the urinary cellular distress marker. When Prelief was regiven, both markers again dropped.(1)

A full clinical study is underway to confirm the above observations in a larger, controlled group.

Prelief and Interstitial Cystitis
In two separate clinical surveys of over 200 women each (2,3), Prelief delivered a large reduction in the pain, urgency and discomfort that are normally associated with acidic foods, with the benefits showing up to a 70% reduction in pain and 61% reduction in urgency.

Many male patients diagnosed with non-bacterial prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome may actually have interstitial cystitis (IC). (4,5)

Prelief and Overactive Bladder
A study of patients with overactive bladder confirms that use of Prelief results in significant improvements in:

• Ability to socialize and interact with friends
• Quality and/or quantity of sleep
• Ability to go places as wanted
• Ability to attend entertainment activities
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• Quality of life (6)

REFERENCES

1 DiTrolio, NY Section AUA, Using NMP22® as a Quantitative Evaluation in the Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis, Athens, Greece, October 2003

2 Lukban, Gomelsky, et al, Urology 57-6A, 119-120, June 2001 (Abstract)

3 Tu, Polansky, et al, Quebec Urological Association, www.auq.org/1998/4.html, 1998 (Abstract)

4 Interstitial Cystitis and Chronic Prostatitis: the Same Syndrome?; Sant, G.R. and Nickel, J.C., Textbook of Prostatits, Isis Medical Media Limited, 1999

5 Prostatitis: What's New?; Antolak, S.J., Jr., Mayo Clinic Continuing Medical Education Syllabus, October 2002

6 Kennelly and Clark, 67th Annual Meeting SE Section Am. Urol. Assn., March 2003