• April 24, 2024

Pain, burning during urination, cramps in the lower abdomen or back, fever and the urge to urinate recurrently are the main symptoms of urinary tract infections; a condition in which women are more vulnerable due to their anatomy, since the urethra is very close to the vagina and the anus.

In an interview, the Head of the Uro-Gynecology Division of Sao Paulo, Jorge Milhem Haddad, reveals that 50% of women will suffer, at least once in their lives, a urinary infection and 25% of them will suffer from recurrent episodes (two to three times every six months).

In the case of men this figure is equal to 60 to 65 years, this is because they begin to have problems with their prostate.

What triggers this condition?

Urinary tract infections occur more frequently in women who begin their sexual life and have a regular intimate activity. However, according to the expert Milhem Haddad There are sexual habits that can increase the possibility of an infection. Discover what they are!

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