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Cystitis: the female nightmare
In France, a woman declares a urinary tract infection every 30 seconds.
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By: Igor Strauss
In France, every 30 seconds, a woman declares a urinary tract infection.
This urinary disorder can also affect men less frequently.
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How to explain that women are more affected than men by this urinary tract infection?
Are there periods, situations that lead to a higher risk of developing an infection?
How to prevent cystitis?
How to treat it?
Dr. Jean-Marc Bohbot
, infectiologist and andrologist, head of the Genital Unit and medical director of
the Alfred Fournier Institute
, in Paris, co-author of the book
La cystite: le nocturne feminine
, published by Flammarion
Dr Cyril Kamadjou
, urological surgeon at
the Gyneco-Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital of Douala
in Cameroon.
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