 breaking investigation has revealed how chronic UTIs are ruining the sex lives of sufferers. Three women chat to Stylist to explain the unique impact that the condition.

3 women on how living with a chronic UTI has ruined sex

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“I’ve been in a relationship for three years but only successfully had sex two months ago”

I have to scrub my hands and get him to wash his – and then I have to sanitise and make sure he’s had a shower before having sex

“Sex is too painful – there’s no way I can be intimate with someone else”

“My life has slowed down – it can’t progress at the same pace as that of my mates”

It’s a problem that impacts over 40% of us.

3 women on the devastating impact living with a chronic UTI has had on their sex lives and relationships