UTI Prevention
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...
What Your Orgasm Says About Your Pelvic Floor and UTIs
A 2022 study identified three distinct orgasm patterns based on pelvic floor contraction. The same pelvic floor affects...
Postpartum UTIs and the Pelvic Floor Story Nobody Told Me
When I was 31, I had a newborn, a recurrent UTI history, and antibiotics in my milk supply....
Can Lube Cause Bladder and Yeast Infections?
Lube doesn't cause infections on its own, but the wrong formulation can disrupt the microbiome enough to invite...
The Dual Strategy Doctors Recommend for UTIs in Menopause
UTIs after menopause aren't your fault. They're driven by the drop in estrogen that affects vaginal and urinary...
Period Sex: The Grownup Guide (Including the UTI Risk)
My husband and I call it murder sex. It's not pretty, you have to be willing to ruin...