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Clear filterFor people who use a catheter, whether for a short time or long-term, catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are a real risk
Urinary tract infections affect millions of people every year. If you are one of these people, TestCard is a great solution.
One of the biggest risk factors for getting a urinary tract infection is sex.
Fed up of drinking just plain water and/or cranberry juice to keep yourself UTI-free? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could mix it up a bit?
Yes, men can also get urinary tract infections. UTIs are much more common in women, but almost 15% of men will also get a UTI at some point in their lifetime!
Two of the most common approaches used by doctors for UTI testing are urine culture, and dipstick urine testing.
So you suspect you may have a UTI and you’ve received your TestCard UTI test kit to check for signs of infection now what?
If you are experiencing unusual symptoms and suspect that you might have a urinary tract infection, it is good to check the most common symptoms of UTI before anything else.
UTI causes, symptoms and treatment options during pregnancy.
Want to know how to keep UTI (AKA cystitis) at bay? There are a number of things you can try.
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are very common, affecting 50-60% of women at some point in their lifetime (around 150 million people every year worldwide), and can be very unpleasant.
How to: prevent urinary tract infections through nutrition and hydration
Can you really cure a UTI with cranberry juice? Here, TestCard’s CMO Andrew Vallance Owen, breaks down some common myths about UTIs
Uncertainty and confusion around the symptoms of common Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) is causing people to mistake them for other conditions
At TestCard, we talk a lot about Urinary Tract Infections (UTI). It’s one of the areas that we can help to test without needing to see a doctor or health professional.
UTIs are common during pregnancy with somewhere between 2 and 10 percent of pregnant women likely to experience a UTI
Cystitis, a common symptom of a UTI, can bring great discomfort for its, usually, female sufferers.
UTIs can be more common at Christmas - here’s how to avoid them