The aberrant urethral meatus as a possible aetiological factor of recurrent post-coital urinary infections in young women.

Recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTI) in women is a common cause of morbidity worldwide. In young women recurrent cystitis associated with sexual intercourse is quite common; however not all sexually active women will suffer a post-coital UTI episode. A variety of possible predisposing factors has been described, including behavioral risk patterns, genetic factors and increased virulence of certain subtypes of uropathogens. It has long been regarded that anatomical anomalies are rare in this setting of rUTIs.
Source: Medical Hypotheses - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Source Type: research