Print By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an appointment Diagnosis & treatment Sept. 29, 2021 Print Related Interstitial cystitis Associated Procedures Acupuncture Cystoscopy Pelvic exam Urinalysis Show more associated procedures Products & Services A Book: Mayo Clinic Family Health Book Newsletter: Mayo Clinic Health Letter — Digital Edition Show more products and services from Mayo Clinic Interstitial cystitisSymptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatment Research: It's all about patients Show transcript for video Research: It's all about patients [MUSIC PLAYING] Joseph Sirven, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic: Mayo's mission is about the patient. The patient comes first. So the mission and research here is to advance how we can best help the patient, how to make sure the patient comes first in care. So in many ways, it's a cycle. It can start with as simple as an idea worked on in a laboratory, brought to the patient bedside, and if everything goes right — and let's say it's helpful or beneficial — then brought on as a standard approach. And I think that is one of the unique characteristics of Mayo's approach to research — that patient-centeredness — that really helps to put it in its own spotlight. CON-20198840 Patient Care & Health Information Diseases & Conditions Interstitial cystitis