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Sexual intercourse can facilitate the bacteria's movement into the female urethra and bladder.Antibiotics treat this infection.

If left untreated, the infection can spread to the kidneys.Prevention tips: Take cranberry juice or tablets, urinate after sex, and drink six to eight glasses of water a day to flush out bacteria.• Candidiasis: Commonly known as a yeast infection, this fungal infection will occur at least once in 75 percent of all women, Johnson said.Symptoms include itching, irritation and a thick, white vaginal discharge.

These infections often result after taking an antibiotic, which kills the protective lactobacilli microflora of the vagina.

Yeast infections are not sexually transmitted.Treatments include over-the-counter antifungal preparations like Monistat and prescription antifungals.Prevention t...

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