Your Feminine Anatomy Could Be Causing Recurrent UTI's

There comes a time in a small handful of women's lives that they have just about had it with their persistent, recurrent, painful bladder infections or UTI's.

Have you tried other options? There are so many options on the market and in books and the internet for ways to solve recurrent bladder infections. Have you exhausted your possibilities? Have you tried things like the natural sugar D-Mannose, or perhaps a diet regimen that includes apple cider vinegar? Or have you even considered the possibility of using preventative antibiotics that can be taken each time you have intercourse (if you have narrowed down your causes to intercourse)?

What could the problem really be? If you really have no clue what could be triggering these persistent infections, you may want to consider that it may be your anatomy. This is a very plausible thing to consider, especially, if you have concluded that the onset of infection began when you first started having intercourse.

Why could this be so? There are many reasons. First and foremost, a woman's genitals are rather fragile, and if her partner has a large penis, or vice versa she has a tight, narrow vaginal passage, major irritation can occur. Or, if a woman's hymen has not been properly broken, each time she has intercourse this can irritate the vagina and thus the urethra. When the urethra become irritated and inflamed, infection can take hold much easier. And also, it may be that a woman has a condition called "urethral-hymenal fusion" in which, essentially, a large unbreakable (through intercourse) piece of hymen or flesh is connected between the urethral opening and the vaginal wall. When this is the case, each time a woman is penetrated, this thick piece of flesh actually opens the urethral tube, actually inviting bacteria to enter during intercourse.

What can be done? If a woman has the last mentioned condition, called urethral-hymenal fusion, she has one of two options, according to Dr. Olvey of the Southern Pines Women's Health Center: one, she can have a simple procedure done to remove the piece of flesh (in which case she would be instructed to abstain from any type of vaginal intercourse for two months), or two - she can be on preventative antibiotics for the rest of her sexual life (to be taken each time she has intercourse). Or, if the problem is a small vagina (or her partner has a large penis), she can use helpful natural products like olive oil to massage into the vaginal skin, helping it to stretch and be more flexible.

How can you be really sure? Make an appointment with your gynecologist. And don't let him or her rush you, even for a second. Only you can get a feel for them - only you can decide whether they are really examining you well. I had a nightmare of a gynecologist once, and I only stuck with her for a year - she came in the room, took her sample, disappeared, and I never saw her again! You need someone who cares about their work, and you, and will take their time to not only listen but then try to pinpoint the problem. They know anatomy - and can tell rather quickly what might be the culprit.