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Urinary Infections after Sexual Intercourse
You should enjoy your sexual intercourse without the fear of getting a urinary infection afterward. It is advised to urinate after sexual intercourse to prevent any bacteria that may have been introduced from causing an infection.
There are some key general measures, such as:
Drinking plenty of fluids (helps flush out bacteria) and always urinating shortly after intercourse.
There are therapeutic options available:
Continuous low-dose or post-coital antimicrobial prophylaxis (Grave M, Bishop MC, Bjerklund-Johansen TE, Botto H, Cek M, Lobel B, et al. Guideline on urological infections - European Association of Urology 2009).
Estrogen replacement therapy to improve colonization by lactobacilli, which metabolize glucose and produce lactic acid, thereby reducing vaginal pH and decreasing urinary pathogens.
Administration of probiotics (Bruce AW, Reid G. Intravaginal instillation of lactobacilli for prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections).
Regenerative medicine to improve genital trophism, thereby reducing discomfort, burning, itching, and the number of infections.
Note: Many times, the symptoms can be due to mechanical irritation of the urethral meatus, close proximity to the clitoris, and NOT a urinary infection.