Urinary tract infections are super common, but they’re also one of the most often misdiagnosed. A 2015 study published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology found less than half of women who were diagnosed with the infection—which is typically in the bladder or urethra—actually had one in the first place; doctors often miss the bigger picture, which is typically a sexually transmitted disease with similar symptoms.
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