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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
frostfire, I don't see an MD in your profile? You go and get a MD and didn't tell anyone? 
If not keep the medical opinion to your field of expertise. I've worked in an ER also and have seen women with UTI's but as for what causes them I've no idea. |
TS, with all due respect, MD or not, it is within my field of expertise. Pathophysiology is part of my education, training, and daily practice. Additionally, I have to educate soldiers on preventative measures. Thus, knowing causal factors is necessary for a competent educator.
Having said that, and in response to Angelsix, yes, I must admit I made a case of correlation equals causation. My mistake.
Nevertheless, UTI is more prevalent in women than men. That is an empirical fact.
"Causes of a Urine Infections/Urinary Tract Infections
This bacterium normally resides in the bowel but will cause the symptoms of urinary tract infections if it manages to reach the bladder via the urethra (tube that transports urine from the bladder outside of the body). The reason it is so much more common in women over men, is that the urethra is much shorter in women and the opening is closer to the anus than it is in men."
http://www.d-mannose.me.uk/urinary-tract-infection.htm
http://www.urologycentersalabama.com...tInfection.php
http://www.videomd.com/WhyDoWomenGet...n-fv-2530.aspx
And how it relates to combat (as opposed to swampy) environment:
"OIF/OEF deployed female Soldiers have nearly twice as many GU health problems as those at home duty stations"
http://www.4militarywomen.org/WIM09P...ons/Steele.pdf
"Urinary tract infection was another frequent diagnosis, especially in the field."
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3103020
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