Patient's question:
Why is it necessary to urinate after sexual activity, but it feels difficult to urinate and takes a while to empty the bladder? Is there any problem?Doctor's answer:
Hello: Frequent urination after sexual intercourse in women is a relatively common phenomenon. One of the causes of this condition is a urinary tract infection. During sexual activity, if both male and female genitalia are not hygienic, viruses and bacteria can take advantage of the opportunity to invade the urethra, leading to a urinary tract infection. Female urethras are short, and infections typically occur in a retrograde manner. If not treated promptly, this can often lead to cystitis, and in severe cases, pyelonephritis.Another cause of post-coital urinary frequency in women is urethritis syndrome. Some women experience tension in the lower abdomen during sexual intercourse, which can lead to urinary frequency. In some cases, the urethral opening may become slightly swollen due to sexual stimulation, causing circulatory disorders and also resulting in urinary frequency.
Prevention:
- Couples should frequently wash and change their underwear to maintain dryness and hygiene in the lower body.
- Before and after sexual activity, both partners should clean their genitalia thoroughly.
- After sexual intercourse, women should urinate once to flush out bacteria that may have entered the urethra.
- Women should avoid polluting the urethral opening after defecation.
- If a woman suffers from urethritis syndrome, she should immediately take a hot bath and wash the external genitalia after sexual intercourse. Using clean hands, she should massage both labia majora repeatedly to relieve urethral muscle spasms.
- Women who have experienced urethritis syndrome should massage both labia majora with clean hands for 15 minutes before sexual intercourse.
- If a woman develops post-coital urinary frequency, she should promptly seek medical attention for examination and treatment.