Does sexual intercourse cause urinary tract infection?
Sexual intercourse can lead to urinary tract infection by introducing bacteria that normally colonizes around the perineum into the bladder. This happens more commonly in females due to the shorter female urinary passage. 9. What are the side effects of medication therapy for BPH? Medication therapy for BPH can be divided into alpha-blockers and 5-alpha reductase inhibitors. Side effects of alpha-blockers are mainly dizziness secondary to postural hypotension (Sudden drop of blood pressure due to change of body posture). On the other hand, 5-alpha reductase inhibitor is generally tolerated well with rare side effects such as decreased libido (3.3%), impotence (3.1%). There are no feminizing side effects. 10. In patients with hematuria, is it necessary to undergo cystoscopy in the presence of a normal intravenous urogram (X-ray) finding? A normal intravenous urogram will exclude most significant abnormality in the upper urinary tract. However the bladder is often not visualised very wel
