Ironwood Urology’s Blog

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection in some part of the urinary tract. While UTIs are more common in women, it can certainly occur in men, as well. It can affect your kidneys, bladder, ureters, or urethra.

While urinary tract infections are not life-threatening if treated early, they can cause serious symptoms if you delay getting treatment.

A urinary tract infection (UTI) – sometimes called a bladder infection – is usually the result of a bacterial infection somewhere along the urinary tract.

Biologically, men and woman are very different. But that doesn’t mean they can’t share a number of common ailments. Regarding urinary tract infections (UTI) the majority of suffers (about 96%) are women; that means that men can get a UTI too.