The urethral opening is a shared doorway: gut bacteria climb it to cause UTIs, while sexual contact delivers the organisms behind STIs. Flip between the two, then tap an infection to see where it strikes, what causes it, and how nurses care for it.
The urogenital tract
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Urine flows down from the kidneys, through the ureters, into the bladder, and out the urethra. Most UTIs travel the same road in reverse.
Where infections strikepick a mode, then tap one
A shared gatewayThe lower urethra opens to the outside, so it is the entry point for both worlds of disease. UTIs are usually gut bacteria (led by E. coli) ascending the urinary tract; STIs are organisms passed by sexual contact. Tap any infection to explore its cause and care.