Having a urinary tract infection (cystitis) after sexual intercourse, protected by a condom or not, is common, especially at the start of sex life. How long after the report? What to do? How to avoid it?
Some women have a risk of having a urinary tract infection (or cystitis) after intercourse, hence the importance of urinating after having made love. Why can love give cystitis? How do you know if you have an infection after a report? How to treat yourself?
Why is there a risk of cystitis after intercourse in women?
Urethra being very short in women (4.1 cm on average), sometimes some digestive bacteria colonizing the perineum can go up from step by step to the bladder and trigger a urinary tract infection. “”During sexual intercourse, The bacteria of the perineum of the man and the woman are found in optimal conditions to go from the vagina to the urinary tract. The increase in heat and perspiration are sources of faster microbial proliferation. One of the natural mechanisms of the body to prevent cystitis is urinity whose flow of urine makes it possible to oppose the colonization of the urinary tract by bacteria“Indicates Dr. Maxime Vallée, urologist surgeon at the Poitiers University Hospital and member of the Infectiology Committee of the French Association of Urology (CIAFU), which specifies that these explanations remain very theoretical and that many other pathophysiological phenomena, some of which are still imperfectly understood, come into account.
Why is there a risk of cystitis after intercourse in humans?
Cystitis mainly concerns women. Urinary tract infections in humans are prostatitis (prostate infections). “”Prostatitis can occur after sexual intercourse if man has contracted a sexually transmitted infection (especially in Gonococci or Chlamydia), but these are more readily manifested in the form of acute uretritis or acute epididymitis. The mechanisms that cause infection in humans are very different from post-co-co-cayital cystitis to E. coli encountered in women“, Inform Dr. Maxime Vallée.
How long after intercourse?
Post-coïal cystitis generally begin A few hours after sexual intercourse (typically the next morning of a report having taken place the night before). Most of the time, these are cystitis to Enterobacteria (including the famous Escherichia coli).
What are the causes of cystitis after a report?
“”THE Beginning of sex life is often the time of the first cystitis in women“, Specifies Dr. Maxime Vallée. Several hypotheses have been made to explain the urinary tract infections that appear at the start of sex:”This could be explained by certain habits that young women sometimes do not yet have yet as urinating after intercourse. But it would be very reductive to evoke simple bad habits to explain the occurrence of post-co-co-co-cayational cystitis. Many women absolutely do not follow these tips and have never done cystitis. Conversely, these advice is sometimes scrupulously followed by certain patients who however repeat! Hence the interest in meeting a specialist who will be able to identify situations at risk specific to each patient“Explains Dr. Maxime Vallée. It is common for cystitis to recur duringA change of sexual partner. There, the mechanism is not perfectly clear. Is it linked to a modification of sexual practices? Has a change in habits at the start of a relationship (do not get up to go and urinate quickly after intercourse)? When a cystitis after a recurrence sex, A interrogation by an urologist allows you to identify modifiable risk factors.
Is it possible to have cystitis after a protected sex (condom)?
Protecting yourself with condoms does not seem to have a positive or negative impact on the appearance of cystitis. On the other hand, “spermicides can promote cystitis Because they have an impact on the protective vaginal flora“, warns Dr. Maxime Vallée.”This is why the use of spermicides is not recommended in women who make repeated cystitis“Indicates this specialist.
“”The prevention discourse is adapted according to the risk factors identified in each patient “, Specifies Dr. Maxime Vallée. In general, in prevention of recurrent cystitis after intercourse, it is advisable to:
- Drink a lot of water,
- To urinate throughout the day and not just in the morning and in the evening,
- To urinate after intercourse.
What treatment to treat cystitis after a report?
Cystites are benign. Women with symptoms of urinary tract infection should drink a lot of water and consult a doctor to start Antibiotic treatment If the symptoms are very important. Urinary infections in humans are more serious unlike cystitis in women. They require antibiotic treatment and an assessment to search for their cause.
Thank you to Dr Maxime Vallée, urologist surgeon at the Poitiers University Hospital and member of the Infectiology Committee of the French Association of Urology (CIAFU)
