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Why too many women are prescribed antibiotics for UTIs they don't have

A recent study found that many women treated for recurrent UTIs didn't have UTIs at all. Instead, their symptoms were caused by hormonally driven inflammation and pelvic floor dysfunction.

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A recent study discovered that a large proportion of women receiving antibiotics for recurrent urinary tract infections actually did not have infections. Their urinary symptoms were instead linked to inflammation driven by hormonal changes and dysfunction of the pelvic floor muscles. The findings suggest that current prescribing practices may be treating non‑infectious causes with unnecessary antibiotics.

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