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Persistent/embedded Urinary Tract Infections are often misunderstood by patients and doctors alike. This library is a tool to learn about the science, the testing, the myths and the education surrounding UTIs.
Jan 105 min read
Bacteria and Biofilms in UTI
If you’ve experienced more than one UTI it’s probably clear to you that the infections can be persistent and hard to get rid of....
Jan 91 min read
National Academies Report Calls for an NIH Institute Dedicated to Women's Health
For decades, knowledge gaps in women’s health research have left patients and clinicians with more unanswered questions and fewer medical...
Dec 10, 20244 min read
How to Get Through the Holidays with UTI
The holidays can be a stressful time for anyone, particularly for those living with UTI. When experiencing recurrent or chronic UTI, the...
Nov 26, 20245 min read
Quality of Life Concerns with UTI
Did you know that 9 out of 10 people with chronic UTI feel that their condition has impacted their quality of life? According to a...
Nov 13, 20241 min read
Caroline's Story
In March 2016 I was taking oestrogen to combat symptoms of the Menopause. I was unable to tolerate progesterone in any shape or form. I...
Nov 12, 20245 min read
Advocating for Yourself While Living with UTI
Anyone who has experienced a chronic condition knows how daunting it can be to seek out medical care. It can be easy to fall into shame...
Nov 6, 20243 min read
Laura's Story
I’ve been at this my whole life. Starting from toddlerhood, I have experienced one painful UTI after the next. I have had some times of...
Oct 30, 20245 min read
The Flawed Methodology of UTI Testing
This story may sound familiar: you recognize all of the symptoms of a UTI so you make a doctor’s appointment. Once at the doctor, you are...
Oct 23, 20245 min read
Recurrent UTI
The definition of a recurrent UTI is as follows: having two or more infections within six months, or three or more within a year. Yet for...
Oct 11, 20245 min read
How our medical system fails those with UTI
There is a failure in our medical system. Those living with chronic UTI can tell this story like the back of their hand: a tale of going...
Sep 25, 20244 min read
What is Phage Therapy anyway?
Although bacteriophage therapy–or “phages” for short–has been a successful alternative to antibiotics for over a century in Eastern...
Sep 17, 20241 min read
Charmaine's Story
My infections are chronic - meaning every single day. It started in 2018 when I thought I had a terrible back ache. I went to the GP and...
Aug 31, 20244 min read
Mental Health and Suicidal Ideation with Chronic UTI
Those with chronic UTI are no stranger to stigma. Although the illness is globally prevalent with over 400 million cases in 2019 alone,...
Jan 12, 20241 min read
Biofilm Lifestyle in Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) represent one of the most common infections that are frequently encountered in health care facilities....
Nov 11, 20231 min read
Cystitis Unmasked
The late James Malone-Lee was an Emeritus Professor of Medicine at University College London (UCL). For 37 years as a clinical scientist...
Aug 26, 20231 min read
Inês' Story
I had my first infection at 14 and two more infections during adolescence.. Then, in 2020, I had two infections diagnosed with ecoli and...
Jul 30, 20231 min read
Tarnished gold—the “standard” urine culture:
reassessing the characteristics of a criterion standard for detecting urinary microbes July 2023 Linda Brubaker 1. Toby C. Chai 2. ...
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