What Is a Urinary Tract Infection?
6. Risk Factors
Just about anybody can develop a urinary tract infection, but some people are more prone to them than others are. As mentioned, women are more likely to have them then men are. Women that use certain types of birth control are also in a particularly high risk category, as are sexually active women.
People that suffer from kidney stones are also more prone to UTIs as are people that have certain abnormalities of the urinary tract. A recent procedure on the urinary tract is another potential factor, as is the use of catheters. Women that have been through the menopause are also more prone to UTIs.
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