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  • Title: Relationship between urinary tract infection and contraceptive methods.
    Author: Hsiao V.
    Journal: J Adolesc Health Care; 1986 Nov; 7(6):381-5. PubMed ID: 3804821.
    Abstract:
    To investigate the relationship between urinary tract infection (UTI) and contraceptive methods, a comparative survey of contraceptive methods and frequency of intercourse was conducted among young women with and without confirmed UTI. Women with a documented UTI had more frequent intercourse than those without infection. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between frequency of intercourse and UTI. When frequency of intercourse was statistically controlled for, there were no significant differences between those with and those without UTI regarding the type of contraceptive method used. To investigate the relationship between urinary tract infection (UTI) and contraceptive methods, a comparative survey of contraceptive methods and frequency of intercourse was conducted among young women with and without confirmed UTI in a US city. The UTI group was composed of 54 women, age 18-23 years. The non-UTI group was composed of 54 women, age 17-23 years. Subjects presented to a university student health center in New York State. A self-administered, anonymous questionnaire was used to determine contraceptive methods and frequency of intercourse for past week and past month. Women with a documented UTI had more frequent intercourse than those without infection. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between frequency of intercourse and UTI. When frequency of intercourse was statistically controlled for, there were no significant differences between those with and those without UTI regarding the type of contraceptive method used. The precise mechanism for the development of postcoital infection is not known. It may be that the mechanical action of intercourse facilitates bacterial entry into the bladder. An alternate explanation is that intercourse, through local irritation, causes dysuria, which prompts a woman to seek care.
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