Cranberry Launch
Cranberry Launch
Cranberry Launch
CRANBERRY
2nd August 2018
What is UTI ?
• UTI or Urinary Tract Infection is defined as an infection anywhere in the urinary tract
• The infection may be in the urethra, bladder, or kidneys
• It is one of the most common infections after respiratory infections
• It causes millions of women to suffer frequent, painful urination and an urgent need to urinate
• It is one of the most common types of infection that accounts for around 8.1 million visits to doctor
every year
• UTIs are easily treated with prescribed antibiotics
• But, unfortunately UTI have tendency to recur
• After an apparently cured first UTI, about 20% of women will have another within 6 months
• Among sexually active women with a history of 1 or more UTIs, almost three-quarters will have
another within a year
URINARY TRACT - Structure