Uti And Sex?

[Cahyah]

does anyone know if it is okay to have sex when you have a UTI? Is it ok if you were to use a condom? Thanks,

[SharonA]

I see by this post that you are living up to your signature line. "I will not allow IC to control me or my life!" ;) Good for you. :)

I don't know if it is okay to have sex while you have a UTI or not. I don't think that is something I would want to do, though. I usually feel awful when I am running an infection. I usually want to be left alone until it goes away.

[Claredale]

I always heard that you can pass it back and forth, but I have only had one UTI and believe me, I didn't want to be touched.

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[Cahyah]

I usually dont feel that bad when I have a UTI, and the only thing it does is cause the frequency to go up. I realize that everyone has personal preference but I want to know if it is medically ok to have sex iwth one, as long as we use a condom?

[blondlox]

Any doctor will advise you to refrain from sex during a UTI. Symptoms may get worse and if you're not taking an anti-biotic for it, it can cause kidney damage such as a kidney infection. Are you taking a prescription for the UTI?

Also, UTI's cannot be passed back and forth from one person to another. Yeast infections can be though.

[Cahyah]

yes i am taking five days of cipro for the UTI, so wont that eliminate possibility of kidney infection? i just get these so often that it puts a major damper on the sex life, and i figured if i can physically handle sex during a UTI, if there was no danger to my physical health why not, right?

[SharonA]

The best person to ask these questions is your doctor. :)

[blondlox]

Just to be safe, it's better to wait until your done with your medication until you have sex. Otherwise, your UTI might not go away even though you're taking Cipro-the sex could put a "stint" on your recovery.

[jsh101321]

Most doctors recommend to stay away from sex during a UTI. It can be passed to your partner, and then returned to you. It can be a never ending cycle. It can also infame symptoms.

[Cahyah]

I did some research and some very reputable places stated that UTI's cannot be passed onto your partner and that havign sex during a UTI does not have any physical issues with prolonging the UTI, but it just is personal preference because it can be painful.

[jsh101321]

That's good to hear. Yes it is definatly personal preference. What is good for the goose is not always good for the gander. Thank for the info.