<s>[INST] How do women get UTIs? [/INST] It's very common for women to get UTIs. In fact, women get UTIs up to 30 times more often than men do, and more than half of all women will get a UTI at some point in their lives. There are a few reasons for this:

The urethra is shorter in women, so bacteria have less distance to travel to the bladder
The urethral opening in women is close to the vagina and anus, two areas that have UTI-causing bacteria
Some hormonal changes can put women at higher risk for UTIs, especially changes seen during menopause and pregnancy
Pregnancy increases the risk of UTIs because the fetus is sitting directly on top of the urethra, which can block the drainage of urine from the bladder
Spermicides can also increase the risk of UTIs in women, as they kill the good bacteria in the vagina that may protect against UTIs Source: The Thread. Link: https://blog.walgreens.com/health/general-health/uti-faqs-important-facts-on-urinary-tract-infections.html. Field: Urology. Disease: Urinary Tract Infection  </s>