Love Honey has revealed that as many as 23% of Brits have suffered from a UTI, which made it one of the top five most common bedroom disasters in the UK.
In fact, at least half of all women contract a urinary tract infection in their lifetime.A UTI can irritate the sensitive tissue in your urinary tract, and sexual activity can irritate those tissues even more.
Sexual activity can also increase your risk of complications and potentially put your partner at risk.Doctors usually recommend avoiding sex until the infection has cleared up completely.Ness Cooper, clinical sexologist further discusses what is a UTI and how best to avoid it.A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection that affects your urinary system, including your urethra, bladder, ureters, and kidneys.Although a UTI can affect any part of your urinary system, it most often causes an infection in your bladder.The reason that women are more prone to getting a UTI from sex is due to female anatomy.Women have a shorter urethra than men, which means it’s easier for bacteria to get into the bladder.
Also, the urethra is closer to the anus in women. This makes it easier for bacteria, like E. coli , to get into the urethra.
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