Post Date November, 16 2024
When is the risk period for women to become infected? It is necessary for female friends to master some methods of self-care in their daily lives. To understand the risk period for women's susceptibility to infection, we will provide a detailed introduction to the risk period for women's susceptibility to infection.
After graduating from medical school, I became a resident physician in the internal medicine department of a large hospital. My friend often asks me for medical advice. Especially when a confidant's girlfriend encounters some indescribable troubles, she will first think of calling me. I find that one of the questions you often ask is how to avoid Urinary tract infection. No wonder this is a problem that women often encounter. According to statistics, 10% of women have Urinary tract infection every year. One out of five women suffers from it at least once in her lifetime.
My good friend Xiao Qiu, at the age of 26, happily married a good husband. When a group of old friends envied and envied her, I received a phone call from her saying she was a bit uncomfortable. She said she felt very hot and painful when urinating. What's even more awkward is that it seems to have meaning to urinate at any time, just for convenience and panic, but with very little urine output. She ran into the bathroom one after another, just in pain!
From her symptoms, I think she is likely to have a urinary tract infection. I suggest she go to the hospital for an examination immediately. Sure enough, many white blood cells were found in the urine, indicating that the Urinary system was inflamed
Outpatients often encounter patients like Xiao Qiu who come to see doctors due to frequent urination, urgency, and pain, the vast majority of whom are women. According to statistics, women are 10 times more likely to suffer from Urinary tract infection than men. This is because God did not like women when creating the human urinary system. The female urethra is shorter than the male urethra, usually only 4 centimeters long, with a wide inner chamber and an outer opening close to areas prone to bacterial contamination such as the vagina and anus, making it susceptible to infection. In addition, there are many wrinkles in the female external genitalia, and bacteria often parasitize near the urethra. If the body's resistance decreases, bacteria will take advantage of this.
Women are particularly vulnerable to Urinary tract infection in four special periods.
Menstrual period
One of my patients has two or three mild Urinary tract infection every year, and it is very regular, three to five days after menstruation. Bacteria can easily reproduce in menstrual blood and contaminate the urethra. In addition, during menstruation, the body's resistance decreases, providing a chance for infection. The use of cotton swabs during menstruation may disrupt the normal defense mechanisms in the vagina. Women who use cotton swabs are more likely to get sick than those who only use sanitary napkins!
