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The Hearing Patient Voices project surveyed 410 people from around the world with chronic urinary tract infection (UTI). The online survey measured the impact chronic UTI has on quality-of-life and focused on symptoms, various life domains, emotional wellbeing, healthcare experiences and avoidable costs to the...
A common urinary tract infection left Danielle with chronic symptoms that doctors misdiagnosed as interstitial cystitis (IC)—an incurable, yet questionable, urinary syndrome that is now under heavy scrutiny. Once she found a doctor who understood her condition, she began a treatment that targeted her infection. ...
After frequent international travel for work, Julie developed a series of complex symptoms that were badly impacting her health. Her symptoms were put down to an auto-immune condition that she had to live with. Six years on she developed further symptoms – this time relating...
Jean shared her story with us in May 2019. After menopause things had started to go wrong. Among her worries, Jean had developed UTI symptoms but her urine tests kept coming back negative and she was prescribed antidepressants to deal with her increasing anxiety. She...
Elizabeth was struck with gastroenteritis while holidaying in Hawaii. Within days she had also developed a urinary tract infection (UTI) and was treated with antibiotics. She responded well to the treatment but several weeks later some mild urinary symptoms returned. Although the subsequent test from...
When Samantha felt a urinary tract infection (UTI) come on, a negative test at the Emergency Department sent her on a pathway she never expected. In no time she was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis (IC) and she underwent repeated procedures and trialled a huge variety...
We are thrilled to release our 2021 Australian-exclusive interview with Professor James Malone-Lee discussing chronic urinary tract infection (UTI). Professor Malone-Lee has nearly four decades of experience researching UTI and treating thousands of patients with bladder conditions. He shares information from his book Cystitis Unmasked...
Diane started to get recurrent UTIs several years after surgery for urinary incontinence using transvaginal tape (TVT). The surgery was successful but for a time she needed a catheter to empty her bladder. After a routine colonoscopy and stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT), a tsunami...
This is my story...
Laura's experience with urinary tract infections (UTIs) was limited. She'd only had two UTIs before, but her third was different. It did not fully respond to antibiotics and her symptoms returned within days to weeks after each prescribed treatment. She went through the usual process...