Women’s urine is NOT sterile: Contrary to conventional belief – The Daily Mail
Women’s urine is NOT sterile: Contrary to conventional belief, scientists have now discovered the bladder is filled with bacteria – both toxic and beneficial Urine is not sterile and can
Diagnosing UTIs is ‘a dog’s breakfast,’ and that’s affecting women – CBC Radio
Dr. James Malone-Lee, a Professor Emeritus of medicine at the University College London spoke on CBC – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio and was critical of how UTIs are diagnosed and
Pen, an animal behaviour psychologist was told she was just quite anxious
“I got ill six years ago. I knew the symptoms of cystitis. I’d had bladder infections before so I went to the chemist to buy the over-the-counter remedies that had Rebecca was 23 when she developed a chronic UTI
“I had a UTI aged 15 which went away in one day with antibiotics. I never gave it a second thought but then ten months ago I got another. My Fiona became ill just weeks into a new job
“My UTI started when I had just started my first job after university. I had been told to “not to take time off unless you’re dying” so when I got Lara had simple UTIs before but when she got ill five years ago something felt different
“My illness started pretty much out of the blue. I was 25 and working in customer service for a cinema chain. I had had UTIs in the past which cleared Kirstin, who works in the music industry, was admitted to hospital 24 times with UTI
"I was told that I had interstitial cystitis and that all they could do was manage my symptoms. This procedure made my condition far, far worse than I was able Jonathan, works in the technology industry, urologists told him his symptoms might be due to stress
"My symptoms first began when I was 14 years old and were frequent painful urination and urgency. The doctor did a dipstick test and said there was nothing showing up Lily suffered her first UTI at the age of two
"A year later I asked for her to be referred to a paediatrician as the infections were continuing but nothing was resolved. A consultant told me 'she is just one