Why do i get so many urinary tract infections?

i seem to get urinary tract infections all the time, especially since I started dating my new boyfriend. with my last boyfriend i didn't seem to get them as often. why do i seem so prone to them and what could it be about my new boyfriend that causes more than usual? Thanks!

Women are more often get UTI then man as a result of female urinary tract anatomy. You can't do anything about anatomy, but you can try to prevent recurennce of infection.
The symptoms you described as a result of frequent and prolonged sexual intercourse, and with a new boyfriend called "Honeymoon cystitis". You will find very good explanation of symptoms as well as treatment and prevention in Internet. Start with
http://honeymoons.about.com/cs/femalebod...

But you have to take it seriously. I would also recommend to see your GYN doctor, so you can discuss your sypmtoms and treatment options with a specialist. And exclude any other possible causes for recurent UTI as well.

He needs to wash himself more, thats why your getting them more, your just prone to infection. I am to i get them A LOT yeast infections, kidney infections, lung infections, too. Its a immune thing. Just tell your doctor whats up and he/she will medicate you.

There are several different causes for UTI's, but because you mention the new boyfriend, I would suspect it's a change in your sex habits. Make sure to go to the bathroom after every "session" and try to "clean up" a little bit. Sex can push bacteria into the uretrha leading to UTI's, urinating after sex, helps to clean out some of that bacteria.
Hope it helps

over abundance of sex! the gyno told me, the more frequent sex, the more likey hood of getting a uti!
my current bf & i have a high sex drive together and i had uti frequent. then we broke up & i hardly had any. then we got back together & back to sex sex & more frequent sex.
well the doc told me to make sure i urinate after EEVERY time we had intercourse!
but at times, it's impossible to urinate every time when we had sex as often as we have in the past.

Honey I am in the same boat. I just had one a month ago got rid of it and its back! See my question too. If I had a answer I would tell you!

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