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Infection  A Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) or bladder infection
isn't really a sexually transmitted disease although many times
intercourse is the reason why it develops. A UTI is an infection
in the urinary tract, a part of your body which consists of the
ureters, kidneys, bladder and urethra. It's set up like this.
The kidneys clean out the blood of any toxins, liquids and waste
which is then carried to the bladder through a small tube called
the ureter which is then disposed of through the urethra.
Generally you become infected with a UTI when bacteria enters
through the urethra and starts to multiply in the bladder and
the urine becomes infected. Normally urine is sterile and free
of any bacteria but can become infected through sexual
intercourse, not bieng clean, introducing foreign objects to the
urethra, an enlarged prostate, or from other Std's such as
Chlamydia or Gonorrhea.  Many people in the world have, or have
had a Urinary Tract Infect