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Urinary tract in1ections 6UTIs7 are res(onsible 1or ore t#an ?)= illion .isits to

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(#ysicians) %((roxiately @< (ercent o1 woen and =; (ercent o1 en will

ex(erience at least one sy(toatic urinary tract in1ection during t#eir li1etie) +ow

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What happens under normal conditions?

T#e urinary tract akes and stores urine/ one o1 t#e waste (roducts o1 your body)

Urine is ade in t#e kidneys and tra.els down t#e ureters to t#e bladder) T#e bladder

ser.es as a storage container 1or urine/ w#ic# is t#en e(tied by urinating t#roug#

t#e uret#ra/ a tube t#at connects t#e bladder to t#e skin) T#e uret#ra connects to t#e

end o1 t#e (enis in a ale and connects to an area abo.e t#e .agina in a 1eale)

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T#e kidneys are a (air o1 1ist&sized organs located in t#e back t#at ser.e as a 1iltration

syste to 1ilter liAuid waste 1ro t#e blood and reo.e it 1ro t#e body in t#e 1or

o1 urine) 8idneys adBust t#e body>s balance o1 .arious c#eicals 6sodiu/

(otassiu/ calciu/ (#os(#orous and ot#ers7 and onitor t#e blood>s acidity) Certain

#orones are also (roduced in t#e kidneys) T#ese #orones #el( regulate blood

(ressure/ stiulate red blood cell (roduction and (roote strong bones) T#e uretersare two uscular tubes t#at trans(ort t#e urine down to t#e bladder)

"oral urine is sterile and contains no bacteria) +owe.er/ bacteria ay get into t#e

urine 1ro t#e uret#ra and tra.el into t#e bladder) % bladder in1ection is known

as cystitis and a kidney in1ection is known as (yelone(#ritis) 8idney in1ections are

uc# less coon but o1ten ore serious t#an bladder in1ections)

What are the symptoms of a urinary tract infection?

2#en you #a.e a urinary tract in1ection 6UTI7/ t#e lining o1 t#e bladderand uret#ra becoe red and irritated Bust as your t#roat does w#en you #a.e a cold)

T#e irritation can cause (ain in your abdoen and (el.ic area and ay ake you 1eel

like e(tying your bladder ore o1ten) You ay e.en try to urinate but only (roduce

a 1ew dro(s and*or 1eel soe burning as your urine coes out) %t ties/ you ay lose

control o1 your urine) You ay also 1ind t#at your urine sells un(leasant or is

cloudy)

8idney in1ections o1ten cause 1e.ers and back (ain) T#ese in1ections need to be

treated (ro(tly because a kidney in1ection can Auickly s(read into t#e bloodstrea

and cause a li1e&t#reatening condition)

UTIs are o1ten categorized as si(le 6unco(licated7 or co(licated) Si(le UTIs

are in1ections t#at occur in noral urinary tracts) Co(licated UTIs occur in

abnoral urinary tracts or w#en t#e bacteriu causing t#e in1ection is resistant to

any antibiotic edications)

What causes urinary tract infections?

4arge nubers o1 bacteria li.e in t#e rectal area and also on your skin) 5acteria ay

get into t#e urine 1ro t#e uret#ra and tra.el into t#e bladder) It ay e.en tra.el u( tot#e kidney) 5ut no atter #ow 1ar it goes/ bacteria in t#e urinary tract can cause

(robles)

-ust as soe (eo(le are ore (rone to colds/ soe (eo(le are ore (rone to UTIs)

2oen w#o #a.e gone t#roug# eno(ause #a.e a c#ange in t#e lining o1 t#e .agina

and lose t#e (rotecti.e e11ects o1 estrogen t#at decrease t#e likeli#ood o1 UTIs)


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Posteno(ausal woen wit# UTIs ay bene1it 1ro #orone re(laceent) Soe

woen are genetically (redis(osed to UTIs and #a.e urinary tracts t#at allow bacteria

to ad#ere to it ore readily) Sexual intercourse also increases t#e 1reAuency o1 UTIs)

2oen w#o use dia(#rags #a.e also been 1ound to #a.e an increased risk w#en

co(ared to t#ose using ot#er 1ors o1 birt# control) Using condos wit#s(ericidal1oa is also known to be associated wit# an increase in UTIs in woen) 2oen are

ore (rone to UTIs because t#ey #a.e s#orter uret#ras t#an en so bacteria #a.e a

s#orter distance to tra.el to reac# t#e bladder)

You are ore likely to get a UTI i1 your urinary tract #as an abnorality or #as

recently been instruented 61or exa(le/ #ad a cat#eter in (lace7) I1 you are unable to

urinate norally because o1 soe ty(e o1 obstruction/ you will also #a.e a #ig#er

c#ance o1 a UTI)

Disorders suc# as diabetes also (ut (eo(le at #ig#er risk 1or UTIs because o1 t#e body>s decrease in iune 1unction and t#us a reduced ability to 1ig#t o11 in1ections

suc# as UTIs)

%natoical abnoralities in t#e urinary tract ay also lead to UTIs) T#ese

abnoralities are o1ten 1ound in c#ildren at an early age but can still be 1ound in

adults) T#ere ay be structural abnoralities/ suc# as out(ouc#ings called di.erticula/

t#at #arbor bacteria in t#e bladder or uret#ra or e.en blockages/ suc# as an enlarged

bladder/ t#at reduce t#e body>s ability to co(letely reo.e all urine 1ro t#e bladder)

How are urinary tract infections diagnosed?

I1 you are concerned about a UTI/ t#en you s#ould contact your doctor) FreAuently/

you can be diagnosed and treated wit#out going to your doctor>s o11ice) 2ays to

diagnose a UTI are .ia urinalysis and*or urine culture) % sa(le o1 urine is exained

under a icrosco(e by looking 1or indications o1 in1ection bacteria or w#ite blood

cells in t#e urine) Your (#ysician ay also take a urine culture i1 needed) I1 you e.er

see blood in your urine/ you s#ould contact your doctor rig#t away) 5lood in t#e urine

ay be caused by a UTI but it ay also be 1ro a di11erent (roble in t#e urinary

tract)

I1 you are #a.ing 1e.ers and sy(tos o1 a UTI/ or (ersistent sy(tos des(ite

t#era(y/ t#en edical attention is ad.ised) You ay need 1urt#er tests/ suc# as

anultrasound or CT scan/ to assess t#e urinary tract)

How are urinary tract infections treated?


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% si(le UTI can be treated wit# a s#ort course o1 oral antibiotics) % t#ree&day course

o1 antibiotics will usually treat ost unco(licated UTIs) +owe.er/ soe in1ections

ay need to be treated 1or se.eral weeks) De(ending on t#e ty(e o1 antibiotic used/

you ay take a single dose o1 edication a day or u( to 1our daily doses) % 1ew doses

o1 edication ay relie.e you o1 t#e (ain or urge to urinate 1reAuently but you s#ould

still co(lete t#e 1ull course o1 edication (rescribed 1or you e.en i1 all sy(tos#a.e been relie.ed) Unless UTIs are 1ully treated/ t#ey can 1reAuently return) You

s#ould also reeber to drink (lenty o1 liAuids/ es(ecially around t#e tie o1 a UTI)

I1 t#e UTI is a co(licated UTI/ t#en a longer (eriod o1 antibiotics is gi.en and

usually is started intra.enously in t#e #os(ital) %1ter a s#ort (eriod o1 intra.enous

antibiotics/ t#en t#e antibiotics are gi.en by out# 1or a (eriod u( to se.eral weeks)

8idney in1ections #a.e usually been treated as a co(licated UTI)

What can be epected after treatment for urinary tract infections?

Si(le UTIs routinely i(ro.e wit# t#e t#ree days o1 oral antibiotics and you do not

need a urine culture to (ro.e t#at it is gone) I1 you #a.e a co(licated UTI/ #owe.er/

you s#ould #a.e a urine culture to s#ow t#at t#e UTI is gone) I1 your sy(tos

continue e.en wit# edication/ t#en you ay need a longer course o1 edications/ a

di11erent drug or di11erent deli.ery et#od 61or exa(le/ i1 you are taking edication

by out#/ t#en you ay need it intra.enously7)

Fre!uently as"ed !uestions#

Will a UTI cause damage to the "idneys?

I1 t#e UTI is treated early/ t#en t#ere will (robably be no lasting in1luence on your

urinary tract) 9ecurrent or unrecognized UTIs could cause daage i1 not reedied

ex(editiously)

Why do I get UTIs?

,ost UTIs are solitary e.ents t#at/ i1 treated/ will not recur) Soe (atients #a.e

anatoical and genetic (redis(ositions t#at tend to ake one (erson ore susce(tible

t#an anot#er)

How do I a$oid UTIs?

T#ere are soe si(le ste(s woen can use to a.oid UTIs) 2oen w#o #a.e gone

t#roug# eno(ause and #a.e lost t#e noral estrogen out(ut #a.e a c#ange in t#e

lining o1 t#e .agina) Estrogen re(laceent under t#e guidance o1


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a gynecologist and*or (riary care doctor can be a si(le solution) Since certain

(atients cannot take estrogen re(laceent/ you s#ould contact your doctor (rior to

beginning any regien)

Urination a1ter sexual intercourse ay also decrease t#e risk o1 UTI because it can

1lus# out any bacteria t#at were introduced during intercourse) Soeties a dose o1antibiotics a1ter intercourse can #el( (re.ent recurrence o1 UTIs)

Certain 1ors o1 birt# control/ suc# as s(ericidal 1oa and dia(#rags/ are known

to increase t#e risk o1 UTIs in woen w#o use t#ese as t#eir 1or o1 contrace(tion)

You s#ould also drink (lenty o1 1luids to kee( well #ydrated)

You s#ould not delay urinating and s#ould not rus# w#en urinating) %lso/ #olding in

urine and not e(tying your bladder co(letely can increase your risk o1 UTIs)

You s#ould wi(e 1ro 1ront to back to (re.ent bacteria around t#e anus 1ro entering

t#e .agina or uret#ra)

When should I be concerned?

I1 you #a.e sy(tos o1 a UTI and are being treated wit#out i(ro.eent in your

sy(tos or you #a.e sy(tos o1 a UTI acco(anied by nausea and .oiting/ t#en

you s#ould seek edical attention) I1 you e.er see blood in your urine/ you s#ould

contact your doctor iediately)

What if I am pregnant?

I1 you are (regnant and #a.e sy(tos o1 a UTI/ t#en you s#ould contact your doctor

iediately) UTIs during (regnancy can (ut bot# ot#er and baby at risk i1 not

addressed Auickly and (ro(erly)

If UTIs are recurring% can I get o$er them?

I1 you are #a.ing recurrent UTIs 6t#ree or ore (er year7/ t#en you s#ould see your

doctor 1or (ossible 1urt#er testing like a urinalysis) You ay also needanultrasound or CT scan to look 1or any abnoralities o1 t#e urinary tract) I1 you

continue to #a.e UTIs/ you ay bene1it 1ro a longer course o1 low&

dose antibioticsor by taking an antibiotic a1ter sexual intercourse) T#ere are also

et#ods o1 sel1&testing t#at your urologist ay #el( coordinate wit# you to institute

bot# diagnosis and treatent o1 UTIs at #oe)


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• 8idney 6renal7 %bscess

• 8idney 6renal7 Failure

• 8idney 69enal7 "uclear ,edicine Scan

• 8idney 6renal7 Trans(lantation

• 8idney 6renal7 Traua

• 8idney and Ureteral Stones

• 8idney Cancer

•8idney Cancer in C#ildren

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• 4ocalized Prostate Cancer Treatent O(tions

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• ,agnetic 9esonance Iaging 6,9I7

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,ale In1ertility

• ,anageent o1 5enign Prostatic +y(er(lasia 65P+7

• ,anageent o1 ,ale In1ertility

• ,anaging 5ladder Dys1unction wit# Products and De.ices

• ,eatal Stenosis

• ,edical ,anageent o1 5P+

• ,egaureter

• ,inially In.asi.e ,anageent o1 5P+

• ,inially In.asi.e ,anageent o1 Urinary Incontinence

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• "eonatal Testicular Torsion

• "eurogenic 5ladder

• "on&Surgical ,anageent o1 Erectile Dys1unction 6ED7

• "oral and %bnoral Sexual Di11erentiation

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• O.eracti.e 5ladder

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• Pel.ic Floor ,uscle 68egel7 Exercises

• Penile %ugentation

• Penile Cancer

• Penile Prost#eses 1or Erectile Dys1unction

• Penile Traua

• Peyronie>s Disease

• P#eoc#roocytoa

• Preature EBaculation 6PE7

• Priary +y(eraldosteronis 6Conn>s Syndroe7

•

Probles Urinating in Public 6Paruresis7

• Prostate Cancer

• Prostate Cancer Testing

• Pyelone(#ritis

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• 9adiation T#era(y 1or Prostate Cancer

• 9adionuclide Cystogra

• 9enal Dys(lasia and Cystic Disease

• 9enal Fusion 6+orses#oe 8idney7

• 9eno.ascular Disease

• 9etrograde Pyelogra(#y

• 9etrograde Uret#rogra

• 9#abdoysarcoa

2

• Sexually Transitted Diseases

• S(er 9etrie.al

• S(eratoceles

• Surgical ,anageent o1 5P+

• Surgical ,anageent o1 Erectile Dys1unction

• Surgical ,anageent o1 Prostate Cancer

• Surgical ,anageent o1 Stones

• Surgical ,anageent o1 Urinary Incontinence

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15/24

• Testicular Cancer

• Testicular Cancer in C#ildren

• Testicular Sel1 Exaination 6TSE7

• Testicular Torsion

• Testicular Traua

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• Ultrasound Iaging

• Undescended Testis

• Urac#al %noalies

• Ureterocele

• Uretero(el.ic -unction Obstruction

• Uret#ral Cancer

•Uret#ral Di.erticulu

• Uret#ral Stricture Disease

• Uret#ral Traua

• Urinalysis

• Urinary Di.ersion

• Urinary Tract In1ections in %dults

• Urinary Tract In1ections in C#ildren

• Urine Culture Sa(le

• Urine Cytology

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16/24

• Urodynaics

• Uro1lowetry

• Urologic 9adiology

3

• aginal %noalies$ Cloacal %noalies

• aginal %noalies$ Congenital aginal Obstruction

• aginal %noalies$ Fusion and Du(lication

• aginal %noalies$ Urogenital Sinus

• aginal %noalies$ aginal %genesis

• aricoceles

• asectoy

• asectoy 9e.ersal

•esicoureteral 9e1lux

• oiding Cystouret#rogra

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4

• &ray

5

• Yeast In1ections

6

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Urinary Tract In1ections in %dults :lossary

• abdomen# %lso re1erred to as t#e belly) It is t#e (art o1 t#e body t#at

contains all o1 t#e internal structures between t#e c#est and t#e (el.is)

• abnormality# % .ariation 1ro a noral structure or 1unction o1 t#e

body)

• antibiotic# Drug t#at kills bacteria or (re.ents t#e 1ro ulti(lying)

• anus# O(ening at t#e end o1 t#e digesti.e tract w#ere 1eces 6stool7 lea.e

t#e body) T#e 1inal two inc#es o1 t#e rectu)

• bacteria# Single&celled icroorganiss t#at can exist inde(endently

61ree&li.ing7 or de(endently u(on anot#er organis 1or li1e 6(arasite7)

T#ey can cause in1ection and are usually treated wit# antibiotics)

• bladder# T#e bladder is a t#ick uscular balloon&s#a(ed (ouc# in w#ic#

urine is stored be1ore being disc#arged t#roug# t#e uret#ra)

• bladder infection#%lso known as cystitis) Urinary tract in1ection

in.ol.ing t#e bladder) Ty(ical sy(tos include burning wit# urination/

1reAuency/ urgency and wetting)

• calcium# % ineral t#at t#e body needs 1or strong bones and teet#)

Calciu ay 1or stones in t#e kidney)

• catheter# % t#in tube t#at is inserted t#roug# t#e uret#ra into t#e bladder

to allow urine to drain or 1or (er1orance o1 a (rocedure or test/ suc# as

insertion o1 a substance during a bladder &ray)

• condoms# Close&1itting rubber worn by a an o.er t#e (enis during

sexual intercourse to (re.ent (regnancy and*or s(read o1 sexuallytransitted diseases)

• CT scan# %lso known as co(uterized toogra(#y/ co(uterized axial

toogra(#y or CT scan) % diagnostic iaging (rocedure t#at uses a

cobination o1 &rays and co(uter tec#nology to (roduce cross&

sectional iages o1 t#e body) S#ows detailed iages o1 any (art o1 t#e


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body/ including bones/ uscles/ 1at and organs) CT scans are ore

detailed t#an general &rays)

• culture# 5iological aterial grown under s(ecial conditions)

• cyst# %n abnoral sac containing gas/ 1luid or a seisolid aterial)

Cysts ay 1or in kidneys or ot#er (arts o1 t#e body)

• cystitis # In1laation o1 t#e bladder/ causing (ain and a burning 1eeling

in t#e (el.is or uret#ra)

• cystitis# %lso known as bladder in1ection) Urinary tract in1ection

in.ol.ing t#e bladder/ w#ic# causes in1laation o1 t#e bladder and

results in (ain and a burning 1eeling in t#e (el.is or uret#ra)

• diabetes# % edical disorder o1 increased blood sugar le.els t#at can

cause bladder and kidney (robles)

• diagnosis# T#e (rocess by w#ic# a doctor deterines w#at disease or

condition a (atient #as by studying t#e (atient>s sy(tos and edical

#istory/ and analyzing any tests (er1ored 6e)g)/ blood tets/ urine tests/

brain scans/ etc)7)

• diaphragm# % cur.ed uscular ebrane t#at se(arates t#e abdoen

1ro t#e area around t#e lungs)

• di$erticula# Plural o1 di.erticulu) % (ouc# or sac in t#e lining o1 t#e

ucous ebrane o1 an organ)

• estrogen# Feale #orone (roduced by t#e o.aries)

• fre!uency# T#e need to urinate ore o1ten t#an is noral)

• gene# T#e basic unit ca(able o1 transitting c#aracteristics 1ro one

generation to t#e next)

• genetic# 9elating to t#e origin o1 soet#ing)

• gynecologist# % (#ysician w#o s(ecializes in treating 1eale #ealt#)


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• hormone# % natural c#eical (roduced in one (art o1 t#e body and

released into t#e blood to trigger or regulate (articular 1unctions o1 t#e

body) %ntidiuretic #orone tells t#e kidneys to slow down urine

(roduction)

• infection# % condition resulting 1ro t#e (resence o1 bacteria or ot#er

icroorganiss)

• intra$enous# %lso re1erred to as I) Existing or occurring inside a .ein)

• intra$enous antibiotics# ,edicine inserted directly into t#e .eins)

• intra$enously#InBected into t#e .ein)

•ions# Electrically c#arged atos)

• "idney# One o1 two bean&s#a(ed organs t#at 1ilter wastes 1ro t#e blood

and disc#arge t#ese waste (roducts in urine) T#e kidneys are located on

eit#er side at t#e le.el o1 t#e =;t# ribs toward t#e back) T#e kidneys send

urine to t#e bladder t#roug# tubes called ureters)

• "idney infection# %lso called (yelone(#ritis) Urinary tract in1ection

in.ol.ing t#e kidney) Ty(ical sy(tos include abdoinal or back (ain/

1e.er/ alaise and nausea or .oiting)

• "idneys# One o1 two bean&s#a(ed organs t#at 1ilter wastes 1ro t#e

blood and disc#arge t#ese waste (roducts in urine) T#e kidneys are

located on eit#er side at t#e le.el o1 t#e =;t# ribs toward t#e back) T#e

kidneys send urine to t#e bladder t#roug# tubes called ureters)

• li$er# % large/ .ital organ t#at secretes bile/ stores and 1ilters blood/ and

takes (art in any etabolic 1unctions/ 1or exa(le/ t#e con.ersion o1

sugars into glycogen) T#e li.er is reddis#&brown/ ultilobed/ and in

#uans is located in t#e u((er rig#t (art o1 t#e abdoinal ca.ity)

• menopausal# Tie in a woan>s li1e w#en enstruation diinis#es and

sto(s)

• menopause# T#e tie in a woan>s li1e w#en enstrual (eriods

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• nephritis# In1laation o1 t#e kidneys)

• obstruction# soet#ing t#at obstructs/ blocks/ or closes u( wit# an

obstacle

• pel$ic# 9elating to/ in.ol.ing or located in or near t#e (el.is)

• penis# T#e ale organ used 1or urination and sex)

• potassium# %n alkali eleent)

• pregnancy# T#e condition o1 being (regnant)

• pyelonephritis# %lso re1erred to as kidney in1ection usually caused by a

ger t#at #as tra.eled u( t#roug# t#e uret#ra/ bladder and ureters 1rooutside t#e body) Ty(ical sy(tos include abdoinal or back (ain/

1e.er/ alaise and nausea or .oiting)

• rectal# 9elating to/ in.ol.ing or in t#e rectu)

• sperm# %lso re1erred to as s(eratozoa) ,ale ger cells 6gaetes or

re(roducti.e cells7 t#at are (roduced by t#e testicles and t#at are ca(able

o1 1ertilizing t#e 1eale (artner>s eggs) Cells reseble tad(oles i1 seen by

t#e naked eye)

• spermicidal foam# % contrace(ti.e et#od to kill s(er/ t#e ale

re(roducti.e cells t#at are (roduced by t#e testicles)

• stent# 2it# regard to treating ureteral stones/ a tube inserted t#roug# t#e

uret#ra and bladder and into t#e ureter) Stents are used to aid treatent in

.arious ways/ suc# as (re.enting stone 1ragents 1ro blocking t#e 1low

o1 urine)

• sterile# Inca(able o1 becoing (regnant or inducing (regnancy)Can also

ean 1ree 1ro li.ing gers or icroorganiss)

• symptomatic# +a.ing to do wit# a sy(to or sy(tos t#at arise

1ro and acco(any a (articular disease or disorder and ser.es as an

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• ultrasound# %lso re1erred to as a sonogra) % tec#niAue t#at bounces

(ainless sound wa.es o11 organs to create an iage o1 t#eir structure to

detect abnoralities)

• ureter# One o1 two tubes t#at carry urine 1ro t#e kidneys to t#e

bladder)

• ureters# Pair o1 tubes t#at carry urine 1ro eac# kidney to t#e bladder)

• ureters# Tubes t#at carry urine 1ro t#e kidneys to t#e bladder)

• urethra# % tube t#at carries urine 1ro t#e bladder to t#e outside o1 t#e

body) In ales/ t#e uret#ra ser.es as t#e c#annel t#roug# w#ic# seen is

eBaculated and it extends 1ro t#e bladder to t#e ti( o1 t#e (enis) In

1eales/ t#e uret#ra is uc# s#orter t#an in ales)

• urge# Strong desire to urinate)

• urinal# % (ortable de.ice t#at is used as a rece(tacle 1or urine)

• urinalysis# % test o1 a urine sa(le t#at can re.eal any (robles o1 t#e

urinary syste and ot#er body systes) T#e sa(le ay be obser.ed 1or

(#ysical c#aracteristics/ c#eistry/ t#e (resence o1 drugs or gers or

ot#er signs o1 disease)

• urinary# 9elating to urine)

• urinary tract# T#e syste t#at takes wastes 1ro t#e blood and carries

t#e out o1 t#e body in t#e 1or o1 urine) Passageway 1ro t#e kidneys

to t#e ureters/ bladder and uret#ra)

• urinary tract infection# %lso re1erred to as UTI) %n illness caused by

#ar1ul bacteria/ .iruses or yeast growing in t#e urinary tract)

• urinate# To release urine 1ro t#e bladder to t#e outside) %lso re1erredto as .oid)

• urine# 4iAuid waste (roduct 1iltered 1ro t#e blood by t#e kidneys/

stored in t#e bladder and ex(elled 1ro t#e body t#roug# t#e uret#ra by

t#e act o1 urinating 6.oiding7) %bout GH (ercent o1 w#ic# is water and t#e

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• urine culture# Sa(le o1 urine 1or diagnostic (ur(oses)

• urologist# % doctor w#o s(ecializes in diseases o1 t#e ale and 1eale

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• urology# 5ranc# o1 edicine concerned wit# t#e urinary tract in ales

and 1eales and wit# t#e genital tract and re(roducti.e syste o1 ales)

• UTI# %lso re1erred to as urinary tract in1ection) %n illness caused by

#ar1ul bacteria growing in t#e urinary tract)

• $agina# T#e tube in a woan>s body t#at runs beside t#e uret#ra and

connects t#e uterus 6wob7to t#e outside o1 t#e body) Soeties called

t#e birt# canal) Sexual intercourse/ t#e out1low o1 blood duringenstruation and t#e birt# o1 a baby all take (lace t#roug# t#e .agina)

• $oid# To urinate/ e(ty t#e bladder)

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