Drs Anne Lenore Ackerman and Melissa Kaufman discuss recurrent UTIs in older women and its association with genitourinary syndrome of menopause.

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Resources

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) and Cystitis (Bladder Infection) in Females https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/233101-overview

The AUA/SUFU/AUGS Guideline on Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40298120/

Updates to Recurrent Uncomplicated UTIs in Women: AUA/CUA/SUFU Guideline (2025) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40905426/

Interstitial Cystitis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2055505-overview

Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS) Diagnosis: Current Limitations and a Pragmatic Clinical Diagnostic Definition https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40626422/

Novel Technologies for the Diagnosis of UTIs https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39760497/

The Human Urinary Microbiome and Its Potential Role in UTIs https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39827037/

Label or Concept - What Is a Pathobiont? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32376073/

Fecal Microbiota Transplant as Treatment for Recurrent UTIs: A Proof-of-Concept Study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40601184/

New Possibilities for Hormonal Vaginal Treatment in Menopausal Women https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37510854/

Clinical Application of the Vaginal Maturation Index https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10507070/

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