Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention

Males can get urinary tract infections, and they are typically classified as complicated infections. Symptoms may include urgency, frequency, and burning when you urinate.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) occur when bacteria, often from the rectum or skin, enter and overgrow in the bladder, kidneys, or the tubes that drain urine from the kidneys to the bladder.

Most UTIs can be cured easily with antibiotic drugs.

Language matters

In this article, we use “male and female” to refer to someone’s sex as determined by their chromosomes, and “men and women” when referring to their gender (unless quoting from sources using nonspecific language).

People often use the terms sex and gender interchangeably, but they have different meanings:

• “Sex” refers to the physical characteristics that differentiate male, female, and intersex bodies.
• “Gender” refers to a person’s identity and how they feel inside. Examples include man, woman, nonbinary, agender, bigender, genderfluid, pangender, and trans. A person’s gender identity may be different from the sex they were assigned at birth.

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Females are 30 times more likely to get UTIs than males, according to the Office of Women’s Health (OASH). This is due to anatomy. People with vaginas typically have shorter urethras. This means the bacteria need to travel less distance to reach the bladder.

UTIs in males are more common with older age. One reason is that older males are more likely to develop noncancerous enlargement of their prostate gland, called benign prostatic hyperplasia. The prostate wraps around the neck of the bladder, where the urethra connects to the bladder. Enlargement of the prostate gland can compress the bladder neck, making it harder for urine to flow freely. If the bladder does not empty completely, bacteria that are normally flushed out with the urine can gain a foothold.

The symptoms of a bladder infection include:

• painful urination and a burning sensation
• needing to urinate frequently
• sudden urge to empty your bladder, called urinary urgency
• pain in your central lower abdomen, just above the pubic bone
• blood in your urine

Certain symptoms in addition to those of a UTI could mean you have a prostate infection (prostatitis). These can include:

• fever
• chills
• fatigue
• difficulty urinating or “dribbling”
• pain in your pelvis

Most UTIs are caused by the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli), which is naturally present in your body. The bacteria gets into the urinary tract through the urethra. The urethra is the tube that drains urine from your bladder through your penis.

Factors that can put you at greater risk for UTIs may include the following:

• a previous UTI
• long-term use of a urinary catheter
• being immobile for long periods
• not drinking enough fluids
• recent urinary tract or kidney surgery
• urinary tract blockages like kidney stones or an enlarged prostate
• diabetes
• being uncircumcised
• fecal incontinence
• engaging in anal intercourse, which can expose the urethra to more bacteria

To diagnose a UTI, a doctor will examine you and ask about symptoms, including any past history of UTIs. You will likely be asked to provide a urine sample to check for bacteria and white blood cells, which indicate that your body is fighting an infection.

Sometimes the doctor will perform a urine culture to get more information about the bacteria causing the infection. If you have had a UTI before, a doctor might also perform an ultrasound to check for abnormalities in your urinary tract.

UTIs are categorized into two categories, uncomplicated and complicated. An uncomplicated UTI affects the lower urinary tract and is also known as cystitis or a bladder infection. An uncomplicated UTI is treated with antibiotics, and people typically recover within 3 days to 6 weeks.

Anytime a person with a penis has a UTI it is considered complicated.

UTIs are considered complicated if they affect certain groups. This can include:

• people who have a penis
• pregnant people
• people who are immunocompromised
• older adults
• people who use catheters
• people who experience recurring UTIs

If you think you have a UTI, it’s best to make an appointment with a doctor. They will typically make a diagnosis you based on your urine sample. You also may have to get an ultrasound to check for any abnormalities in your urinary system.

If you think you have a UTI, you should seek medical attention right away. If left untreated, a UTI can spread from your lower to the upper urinary tract and cause a kidney infection like pyelonephritis.

Symptoms of a UTI that involves the kidneys can include:

• pain in your sides or back that doesn’t change when you change position
• fever and chills
• nausea and vomiting
• a burning sensation when you urinate

If you have a kidney infection and can take medication by mouth, a doctor will prescribe antibiotics. Some people, such as children or those with other health concerns or complications, may have to stay in the hospital for treatment.

If pyelonephritis or an upper urinary tract infection is left untreated, it can lead to sepsis. Sepsis is a life threatening condition.

Symptoms of sepsis can include:

• irregular or fast heart rate
• sudden changes in body temperature
• change in mental status
• fever and chills
• difficulty breathing

Sepsis can be caused by an infection in the urinary tract. Treatment for sepsis includes hospitalization, antibiotics, and fluids.

Emergency situation

Sepsis is a life threatening infection. If you believe you or someone else may have sepsis, seek immediate emergency medical attention or call your local emergency services.

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To prevent UTIs, the most important thing is to reduce the chance of bacteria invading your urinary tract. Steps you can take to prevent UTIs may include:

• Urinate when you feel the need. Don’t “hold it in.”
• Drink adequate fluids. For most people, that means drinking when thirsty and drinking during meals. When it’s hot and you’re active in hot weather, drink a little extra water.
• Keep your genital area clean and dry.

UTIs are less common in people with penises but have similar causes and treatment. Taking antibiotic medications usually clears the infection. If you have prolonged UTIs or UTIs that come back frequently, you may need to be evaluated by a doctor for conditions like a prostate gland infection.

The following are frequently asked questions about UTIs.

How can you tell the difference between a UTI and bladder infection?

Bladder infections are a type of UTI that involves the lower urinary tract, including the bladder. A bladder infection can spread to other parts of your urinary tract or kidneys if left untreated. The symptoms of bladder infections and UTIs can be similar. See a doctor if you are experiencing symptoms of a UTI, such as painful or frequent urination, pain in your central lower abdomen, or blood in your urine.

Is it possible to treat a UTI at home without the use of antibiotics?

Most UTIs require treatment with antibiotics. When certain groups of people, including people with a penis, have a UTI, the infection is usually considered to be complicated. Delaying treatment of complicated UTIs can lead to complications, such as a kidney infection or sepsis. If you are experiencing symptoms of a UTI, visit a doctor or healthcare professional and have a urine test performed.

UTIs occur when bacteria enter the urinary tract system. They are more common in females than in males. However, males who are older in age, have diabetes, are immunocompromised, or use a catheter may have a higher risk of developing a UTI.

If you are experiencing symptoms and think you have a UTI, visit a doctor for treatment.

Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention

Males can get urinary tract infections, and they are typically classified as complicated infections. Symptoms may include urgency, frequency, and burning when you urinate.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) occur when bacteria, often from the rectum or skin, enter and overgrow in the bladder, kidneys, or the tubes that drain urine from the kidneys to the bladder.

Most UTIs can be cured easily with antibiotic drugs.

Language matters

In this article, we use “male and female” to refer to someone’s sex as determined by their chromosomes, and “men and women” when referring to their gender (unless quoting from sources using nonspecific language).

People often use the terms sex and gender interchangeably, but they have different meanings:

• “Sex” refers to the physical characteristics that differentiate male, female, and intersex bodies.
• “Gender” refers to a person’s identity and how they feel inside. Examples include man, woman, nonbinary, agender, bigender, genderfluid, pangender, and trans. A person’s gender identity may be different from the sex they were assigned at birth.

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Females are 30 times more likely to get UTIs than males, according to the Office of Women’s Health (OASH). This is due to anatomy. People with vaginas typically have shorter urethras. This means the bacteria need to travel less distance to reach the bladder.

UTIs in males are more common with older age. One reason is that older males are more likely to develop noncancerous enlargement of their prostate gland, called benign prostatic hyperplasia. The prostate wraps around the neck of the bladder, where the urethra connects to the bladder. Enlargement of the prostate gland can compress the bladder neck, making it harder for urine to flow freely. If the bladder does not empty completely, bacteria that are normally flushed out with the urine can gain a foothold.

The symptoms of a bladder infection include:

• painful urination and a burning sensation
• needing to urinate frequently
• sudden urge to empty your bladder, called urinary urgency
• pain in your central lower abdomen, just above the pubic bone
• blood in your urine

Certain symptoms in addition to those of a UTI could mean you have a prostate infection (prostatitis). These can include:

• fever
• chills
• fatigue
• difficulty urinating or “dribbling”
• pain in your pelvis

Most UTIs are caused by the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli), which is naturally present in your body. The bacteria gets into the urinary tract through the urethra. The urethra is the tube that drains urine from your bladder through your penis.

Factors that can put you at greater risk for UTIs may include the following:

• a previous UTI
• long-term use of a urinary catheter
• being immobile for long periods
• not drinking enough fluids
• recent urinary tract or kidney surgery
• urinary tract blockages like kidney stones or an enlarged prostate
• diabetes
• being uncircumcised
• fecal incontinence
• engaging in anal intercourse, which can expose the urethra to more bacteria

To diagnose a UTI, a doctor will examine you and ask about symptoms, including any past history of UTIs. You will likely be asked to provide a urine sample to check for bacteria and white blood cells, which indicate that your body is fighting an infection.

Sometimes the doctor will perform a urine culture to get more information about the bacteria causing the infection. If you have had a UTI before, a doctor might also perform an ultrasound to check for abnormalities in your urinary tract.

UTIs are categorized into two categories, uncomplicated and complicated. An uncomplicated UTI affects the lower urinary tract and is also known as cystitis or a bladder infection. An uncomplicated UTI is treated with antibiotics, and people typically recover within 3 days to 6 weeks.

Anytime a person with a penis has a UTI it is considered complicated.

UTIs are considered complicated if they affect certain groups. This can include:

• people who have a penis
• pregnant people
• people who are immunocompromised
• older adults
• people who use catheters
• people who experience recurring UTIs

If you think you have a UTI, it’s best to make an appointment with a doctor. They will typically make a diagnosis you based on your urine sample. You also may have to get an ultrasound to check for any abnormalities in your urinary system.

If you think you have a UTI, you should seek medical attention right away. If left untreated, a UTI can spread from your lower to the upper urinary tract and cause a kidney infection like pyelonephritis.

Symptoms of a UTI that involves the kidneys can include:

• pain in your sides or back that doesn’t change when you change position
• fever and chills
• nausea and vomiting
• a burning sensation when you urinate

If you have a kidney infection and can take medication by mouth, a doctor will prescribe antibiotics. Some people, such as children or those with other health concerns or complications, may have to stay in the hospital for treatment.

If pyelonephritis or an upper urinary tract infection is left untreated, it can lead to sepsis. Sepsis is a life threatening condition.

Symptoms of sepsis can include:

• irregular or fast heart rate
• sudden changes in body temperature
• change in mental status
• fever and chills
• difficulty breathing

Sepsis can be caused by an infection in the urinary tract. Treatment for sepsis includes hospitalization, antibiotics, and fluids.

Emergency situation

Sepsis is a life threatening infection. If you believe you or someone else may have sepsis, seek immediate emergency medical attention or call your local emergency services.

Was this helpful?

To prevent UTIs, the most important thing is to reduce the chance of bacteria invading your urinary tract. Steps you can take to prevent UTIs may include:

• Urinate when you feel the need. Don’t “hold it in.”
• Drink adequate fluids. For most people, that means drinking when thirsty and drinking during meals. When it’s hot and you’re active in hot weather, drink a little extra water.
• Keep your genital area clean and dry.

UTIs are less common in people with penises but have similar causes and treatment. Taking antibiotic medications usually clears the infection. If you have prolonged UTIs or UTIs that come back frequently, you may need to be evaluated by a doctor for conditions like a prostate gland infection.

The following are frequently asked questions about UTIs.

How can you tell the difference between a UTI and bladder infection?

Bladder infections are a type of UTI that involves the lower urinary tract, including the bladder. A bladder infection can spread to other parts of your urinary tract or kidneys if left untreated. The symptoms of bladder infections and UTIs can be similar. See a doctor if you are experiencing symptoms of a UTI, such as painful or frequent urination, pain in your central lower abdomen, or blood in your urine.

Is it possible to treat a UTI at home without the use of antibiotics?

Most UTIs require treatment with antibiotics. When certain groups of people, including people with a penis, have a UTI, the infection is usually considered to be complicated. Delaying treatment of complicated UTIs can lead to complications, such as a kidney infection or sepsis. If you are experiencing symptoms of a UTI, visit a doctor or healthcare professional and have a urine test performed.

UTIs occur when bacteria enter the urinary tract system. They are more common in females than in males. However, males who are older in age, have diabetes, are immunocompromised, or use a catheter may have a higher risk of developing a UTI.

If you are experiencing symptoms and think you have a UTI, visit a doctor for treatment.

what to do if your partner has a small penis

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It happened. He is smart, kind, it’s fun to be with him, but if somewhere there is a lot, then somewhere – not enough. What to do if you find out that your boyfriend has a tiny penis.

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Let’s start with the obvious: don’t laugh, don’t joke, don’t come up with touching nicknames like “hamster” and “microbe.” And also – don’t lie. Seriously. He knows that you know that he knows. He is aware that he cannot boast of a giant eel, there is no need to suggest the opposite to him – it will sound either like a mockery, or like insincerity of such a level that it would be better to be a mockery.

So no “wow, yours is big.” Do not do it this way. He is not an idiot and knows his own characteristics very well.

Talk to him

Not in a teacher-like “So what are we going to do about it” tone, but it’s okay to discuss some inconvenience. The main thing is to understand whether he is ready to work for the good of your union. In the sense that he is ready to learn to give you pleasure not only with a member.

If a guy is open to everything new and he already has certain “developments” in this sense, that’s great. There is something to work with. It’s bad if he takes the position “I am like that, I can only insert a penis into the vagina, take me like this” or even worse – “everyone else liked it.” But with this it would be sad regardless of the size. In general, when a partner puts only his own buzz at the forefront, as a rule, he is not a lover.

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Don’t tell your friends

Believe me, this can backfire on you at the most inopportune moment. Someone will go too far with alcohol and blurt out: “Oooh, who spoke, our baby” – and that’s it, the end of the relationship. Honestly, some things are best kept private.

Tell him how

We will never believe that cock-in-vagina sex is the only way to please you and give you an orgasm. Connect the entire arsenal that you can find. Of the options:

• toys of the size you need if you still prefer penetrative sex;
• fingering;
• cunnilingus (after all!).

But this is a technique. This is what can bring you to orgasm from the mechanical side, but in fact it is much more important how and what you communicate about. Someone instantly “flashes” from dirty talk, someone likes role-playing games.

As a rule, problems arising from the fact that a partner has a small penis do not relate to the penis at all. Because if on both sides the dick is perceived as the only way to catch an orgasm, that’s the problem. The lack of variety, the scarcity of the arsenal or the unwillingness to change something in your intimate life – these are the real problems, and everything else is easy to fix with the help of an umbrella.

Top 10 female habits that men can’t stand: November 02, 2022, 02:15 pm

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Any normal man in women is first interested in the virtues – and only then the flaws. However, despite the endless love of the stronger sex, there are features in the ladies that incredibly infuriate and annoy the gentlemen. Top 10 women’s habits that men can’t stand were compiled by Menslife experts, says Tengri Lifestyle.

Superstition, divination, horoscopes

One day, when you come home from work, you find her in tears. Having scrolled through even the most terrible options, you run to console her … But, having found out the reason, you fall into a stupor. It turned out that the horoscope predicts a breakup with a loved one, and she has actually put an end to the relationship.

Men do not believe in the power of horoscopes, but in the power of actions and deeds. In addition, the passion for superstition is perceived by many as a bad habit.

Reminder of male origin from mercenary purposes

Sometimes you have to hear from girls “buy me a mother-of-pearl polish in a cosmetic store.” In your attempt to avoid such a fate, she uses a trump card: “After all, you are a man!” Of course, there are things that suit men to do – fix the outlet, move the furniture, buy weapons for hunting. But running around women’s cosmetics stores is clearly not a man’s mandate.

Men consider appeals to male origin as unconvincing manipulation and are good at distinguishing when women really need help, and when it’s just a whim.

Questions about exes

There is a legend that there are girls who have never been interested in their men’s exes. At first, she boringly asks about your past relationships, you evade the answer for some time, but then you still succumb and tell some nuances. However, her reaction is often completely unexpected. The girl becomes gloomy, withdraws into herself for a while, and then from time to time mentions in conversations your former passion not in your favor, although you have not even communicated with her for a long time.

Likes to sort things out before an important event

On the day of an important event, you are almost ready to leave the house, and then it seemed to her that you were too cold to her today, or she remembered that you had not given her flowers for a long time , and began: “You have grown cold!”, “You do not love me!” And you’re just puzzled by the current chores. As a result, she comes to the holiday crying and looks reproachfully at you. In the worst case, you stay at home with a completely spoiled mood and nerves.

Desire to control everything

In any relationship, there comes a moment when a girl begins to encroach on her lover’s freedom and tries to take everything under control. And this applies to all areas of life – order in the house (every thing should have its place), appearance (“Take it off, put it on!”), meetings with friends (“Who was and what were they talking about?”), your location (in all messengers on the smartphone, the geolocation function is activated). As a result, such total control can lead to disastrous consequences.

Too vulnerable

It’s not about her being a Stallone in a skirt. But it is not for girls to squeal and faint at the sight of a frog or a bug. Also, many representatives of the stronger sex are annoyed by excessive lisping with animals, small children, and, of course, with men. Phrases like “You’re my little ooty-way cutie!” It’s better not to speak at all.

Taking selfies too often

There are 25,368 selfie-style photos on her phone – and there’s more to come! She is photographed literally everywhere – at home, in an elevator, on the street, in a car, in a restaurant, on a walk, at a party, in a beauty salon, in a fitting room of a store … It has already happened that narcissism is an integral part of a woman’s essence. However, men, with their constructive thinking, consider such actions inappropriate and devoid of any meaning. Therefore, disagreements may occur on this basis.

Intentionally provoke jealousy

Women, by the way, are also far from being delighted with this feeling. But if the weaker sex, feeling a pang of jealousy, tries to do everything to regain attention, then the man is likely to suffer, get angry … or even just leave.

Constantly criticizing everyone

This is simply striking: how awfully dressed this friend is! However, do not expect him to share your emotions and willingly support the conversation.