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A New Intimate Health Routine: UTI Biome Shield
We have ten-step skincare routines, supplement stacks for our hair, devices for our jaw, journals for our cycles....
The Bridal Shower Gift That Prevents Honeymoon Cystitis
Monogrammed towels are sweet, but they don't prevent honeymoon cystitis. A founder's case for the new bridal shower...
How to Pee After Sex (so you don't get a UTI)
"Pee after sex" is incomplete advice. The volume matters. The timing matters. A founder who had 13 UTIs...
Why Sex Causes UTIs (and How to Actually Prevent Them)
80% of UTIs in women under 40 are sex-triggered. The mechanics are well understood, but most prevention advice...
Vaginal Estrogen for UTI Prevention
Vaginal estrogen reduces recurrent UTI rates by 50 to 60% or more in women with low estrogen, but...
Why Tia Health Is Transforming Women's Healthcare
A women's primary care clinic delivering preventive care outcomes 2 to 4 times the national rate, with a...
Biofilms and Their Role in Recurrent UTIs
Antibiotics clear your urine but leave the biofilm intact on your bladder wall. Days or weeks later, the...
Why D-Mannose Alone Isn't Enough for Recurrent UTIs
D-mannose blocks one attachment type for about six hours. Here's what the 2024 MERIT trial actually showed, why...
Are UTI Preventive Antibiotics Worth It? (Spoiler: Probably Not)
A founder's account of the prophylaxis trap (13 UTIs, nitrofurantoin every night, microbiome demolition), what the research actually...
The UTI You Can't Shake: Chronic vs. Recurrent UTIs
If antibiotics keep failing and your cultures come back negative despite clear symptoms, you may not have recurrent...
Why Your Cranberry UTI Supplement Isn't Working (And What Actually Does)
A founder's account of 13 UTIs in a year and the 2022 study that explained why none of...
UTI vs. Overactive Bladder: How to Tell the Difference
Many women with overactive bladder are misdiagnosed with UTIs. The three differences that separate them, why antibiotics won't...
Do You Have a UTI? The Cheeky Checklist You Actually Need
Burning when you pee, constant urgency, cloudy urine? This UTI symptoms checklist helps you figure out if you...
Are UTIs Contagious? The Truth About Post-Sex Infections
UTIs aren't contagious, but they often follow sex. The science of why your anatomy is the actual culprit,...
Postpartum UTI vs. Normal Pee Pain: How to Tell the Difference
Quick reference for new mothers: is it normal post-birth discomfort or a postpartum UTI? Symptom comparison, breastfeeding-safe antibiotics,...
UTI vs. Urethral Irritation: How to Tell the Difference
Burning when you pee but your urine culture is negative? You may have urethral irritation, not a UTI....