Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) 2015: Part 1

It is an honor to pen an introduction to this special issue of Translational Andrology and Urology (TAU) focused on interstitial cystitis (IC)/bladder pain syndrome (BPS). The response to our invitations to contribute manuscripts on this timely subject has been overwhelming and resulted in the need to publish two issues of the journal—October 2015 and December 2015—to accommodate the submitted manuscripts.