Urinary Tract Infection Treatment - Crescent Medical Center Lancaster

Our urinary system or tract consists of four organs - kidneys, ureters, bladder, and the urethra. A UTI or Urinary tract infection can occur in any of these parts. However, most infections affect the bladder and urethra, the parts belong to us. Personal hygiene plays a very important role in keeping UTI at bay, especially for women.

A lower UTI is easier to treat than the upper UTI that includes the kidney infection which gets complicated more often.

Urinary tract infections are bacterial infections that can affect you irrespective of your sex or age. However, statistics show that women are at greater risk of UTI than men. While women of any age can develop a UTI, men usually become susceptible to it after the age of 50.

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