How does a urinary tract infection work?!
Question: How does an urniary tract infection work? Hypothetically, say a man seems to develop one (a very faithful man) after taking a certain medication and then much later the woman develops one (a faithful woman - meaning they are faithful to each other). So, can the man develop it and then pass it to the woman through intercourse or does it develop from having intercourse? I read somewhere that it is mostly from having intercourse, but it can develop other ways. I am confused on the subject. Serious Answers Only Please. Thank you ahead of time.
Answers: How does an urniary tract infection work? Hypothetically, say a man seems to develop one (a very faithful man) after taking a certain medication and then much later the woman develops one (a faithful woman - meaning they are faithful to each other). So, can the man develop it and then pass it to the woman through intercourse or does it develop from having intercourse? I read somewhere that it is mostly from having intercourse, but it can develop other ways. I am confused on the subject. Serious Answers Only Please. Thank you ahead of time.
Urinary tract infections are not contagious so you can not pass them on to other people.
There are a number of ways that they can be contracted. The most common is through intercourse. The bacteria from the vagina can be pushed into the urethra and end up in the bladder which is why sexually active women are more prone to them. They can also be caused by catheterisation, or wiping from back to front rather than front to back. Using condoms with spermicide or the diaphragm as contraceptives may also increase the risk. Keeping yourself well hyprated also reduces the risk. Basically anything that causes bacteria to end up in the urethra can potentially result in a UTI. Women are more prone to them as their urethra is much shorter than a mans urethra so there is less distance for bacteria to travel to end up in the bladder. Also because the opening to their urethra is much closer to the vagina and anus where bacteria lies.