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Can we prevent urinary tract infections?
If you haven't experienced a urinary tract infection (UTI) before, take note: while the infections are uncommon in older men, they can be common in older women, occurring in 10% of women ages 65 or older, and in 30% of women ages 85 or older. For up to a third of women who have a UTI, the infection comes back within six months.
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Heidi Godman, Executive Editor, Harvard Health Letter
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