NPR August 31, 2026 • 09:00

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

By Meghan Rabbitt

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

A recent <a href="https://academic.oup.com/jsm/article/23/3/qdag029/8495035"target="_blank" >study</a> 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…

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Maria Uloko sees the same scenario in her urology practice in Los Angeles every day: A woman has been diagnosed w… [+9307 chars]

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