Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are very common and at least 1 in 2 women will get UTI in her lifetime. There are 3 types of UTIs. To understand them, however, let us look at some of the basics first. The kidneys control the amount of water in the blood and filter out waste products to form urine. Each kidney has a tube called a ureter, which joins the kidney to the bladder. The urine leaves the kidneys through the ureters…
