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A women who gets urinary tract infections (UTIs) three or more times a year should speak to her doctor. The doctor may order special tests and recommend one of the following dosages of an antibiotic:
- Take low doses for six months or more.
- Take a single dose after having sex.
- Take it for one or two days when symptoms of a UTI occur.
A woman should call her doctor as soon as possible if she thinks she has a bladder infection. These types of infections can be extremely uncomfortable. If untreated they can spread to the kidneys and cause a more serious infection.
Signs of a bladder infection include pain and burning with urination, urgency, frequency, and blood in the urine. Some patients may have a fever.
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