My Girlfriend Last Week Mentioned That She Had Some Mild Discomfort When Peeing And Thinks She Has A Mild UTI

Posted on Wed, 14 Oct 2020

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Question : My girlfriend last week mentioned that she had some mild discomfort when peeing and thinks she has a mild UTI. She said she's had this before and it normally just goes away. I am a healthy 41 year old man. If it is a mild UTI, how much of a risk would I be at for getting a UTI through sex without a condom with her? Also, if she and I have been monogamous for the past 2 years (and neither had STDs when tested at the start of the relationship), is it unlikely her symptoms could be something else that could be transmitted to me sexually? Thank you for your help.

Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Chances of UTI getting transmitted are high with unprotected sex ..

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for query .

Based on the facts that you have posted chances of UTI that your girlfriend has are high if you practice unprotected sex .

I would suggest to get her routine urine test and urine culture done and to take appropriate antibiotic as per culture report for a week and then can have sex without condom .

Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions,I shall be happy to help you
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar