Cystitis - Urinary Tract Infection

How prevalent is cystitis?

Cystitis is a common problem in women. A study in Sweden found that 40% of women aged between 21 and 70 years had received treatment within the previous two years. More than one half the women treated for urinary tract infection have a further attack within the next two years.

Related Medical Abstracts - Click on the paper title:-

Prevalence of urinary frequency in taiwanese women aged 20-59 years. (2006-01)

Prevalence and Correlates for Interstitial Cystitis Symptoms in Women Participating in a Health Screening Project. (2006-02)

Prevalence of clinically confirmed interstitial cystitis in women: a population based study in Finland.(2005-01)

Distribution of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in adult women. (2004-01)

The role of asymptomatic bacteriuria in epidemiologic study of the urinary tract infection (2004-02

Prevalence of interstitial cystitis in young women. (2004-03)

The prevalence and bothersomeness of lower urinary tract symptoms in women 40-60 years of age. (2000-01)

A prospective study of asymptomatic bacteriuria in sexually active young women. (2000-02)

Asymptomatic bacteriuria or "detected" bacteriuria in the female. Incidence in our health area (9801)

Troublesome lower urinary tract symptoms in the community: a prevalence study. (1997-01)

A reassessment of the importance of "low-count" bacteriuria in young women with acute urinary symptoms.(1993-01)

Please click on the required question.

Q 29. 1  How is urine produced?
Q 29. 2  What is cystitis?
Q 29. 3  How prevalent is cystitis?
Q 29. 4  What is honeymoon cystitis?
Q 29. 5  What are frequency and nocturia?
Q 29. 6  How prevalent are frequency and nocturia?
Q 29. 7  What is urinary incontinence?
Q 29. 8  What is stress incontinence of urine?
Q 29. 9  What is urgency, urge incontinence and the urge syndrome?
Q 29. 10 What causes stress and urge incontinence?
Q 29. 11 What is dribbling incontinence?
Q 29. 12 How prevalent is urinary incontinence?
Q 29. 13 What is the urethral syndrome?
Q 29. 14 How can I record my bladder problems and monitor the effects of treatment?
Q 29. 15 What simple measures are available to reduce urinary incontinence?
Q 29. 16 What are pelvic floor exercises?
Q 29. 17 How successful are pelvic floor exercises?
Q 29. 18 What is bladder training?
Q 29. 19 How effective is bladder training?
Q 29. 20 Are there any alternatives to bladder training for urgency symptoms?
Q 29. 21 If simple measures do not suffice, what else is available for the treatment of urinary stress incontinence?
Q 29. 22 What are urodynamic studies?
Q 29. 23 Where can I obtain further information about bladder problems?
Q 29. 24 Support Groups.

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Answers to FAQs on women's health, patient information and medical advice by David A Viniker MD FRCOG, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (Gynecologist - OBGYN), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London