UTI Prevention
Can Vitamin D Help Prevent UTIs?
Vitamin D is known for bones and mood, but it also helps the bladder defend itself against bacteria...
Perimenopause and UTIs: Why They Start Now, and Why Catching Them Early Matters
The UTIs that show up in your 40s usually aren't bad luck. They're hormonal, and catching the pattern...
Why Your UTI Always Shows Up on Vacation (And How to Prevent Travel UTIs)
Your bladder packs its bags and chooses violence the minute you get out of office. Here's exactly why...
Beyond the Petri Dish: Why PCR Testing Is Revolutionizing UTI Care
You may still feel UTI symptoms even after a urine culture comes back negative. Traditional testing misses specific...
Cranberry: From Ancestral Medicine to Molecular Science
From Indigenous medicine to 1970s women's health movements to Amy Howell's Rutgers lab. The scientific lineage of cranberry...
Antimicrobial Resistance
is a Women's Health Issue
Antimicrobial resistance kills over 1.27 million people per year. Women's recurrent UTIs are a meaningful driver. The 2025...
Why Do I Keep Getting Yeast Infections? (And What Actually Helps)
A founder's account of the antibiotic-yeast cycle, plus the clinical picture of why yeast infections recur, what mimics...
Can Condoms Cause a UTI? Three Ingredients That Increase Your Risk
Spermicide-coated condoms nearly triple UTI risk. Fragranced and warming additives irritate the urethra. Unlubricated condoms create tissue trauma....
UTI Prevention vs. UTI Treatment: What's the Difference?
Treatment is what you do during an active UTI. Prevention is what you do between them. Different tools,...
Why UTIs Are More Common in Women
50% of women get a UTI in their lifetime, versus 12% of men. The anatomy, hormones, microbiome, and...
Vaginal Ecology 101: How to Keep Your Microbiome Healthy
Your vagina is an ecosystem with its own microbial community. Most women are never taught how it works....
Your Bladder Health Starts in the Gut
The bladder isn't sterile. The gut-bladder axis explains why recurrent UTIs are downstream of gut, immune, and hormonal...