Why are women more likely to get a UTI?

Possible assumptions why women are more prone to UTI includes the following:

• A woman's urethra is short thus allowing bacteria to quickly access to the bladder

• A woman's urethral opening is near sources of bacteria such as the anus and vagina

• A woman’s habit, wiping from back to front after a bowel movement (BM) are at an increased risk of a UTI .

• A woman who uses a diaphragm is more likely to develop a UTI than women who use other forms of birth control.

• A woman whose partners use a condom with spermicidal foam also be likely to affect the growth of E. coli bacteria in the vagina, which may possibly increase the risk of UTI.

• Lastly, loss of estrogen and changes in vagina after menopause is another UTI risk factor.