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Oh, how I feel.

Bitchy, bitchy, bitchy, bitchy, bitchy, bitchy, bitchy, bitchy, bitchy, bitchy, bitchy and bitchy.

Hello, everyone. This is Karen Nicol family nurse practitioner. Itchy and bitchy. Itchy and bitchy.

Hello, everyone.

This is Karen Nicol family nurse practitioner.

And this is Itchy and Bitchie, a podcast that provides answers to your many unanswered health questions.

I'm a bit under the weather. So I apologize in advance for my froggy voice.

I'm going to remind you again about my course called the perimenopause answer if you are going through this phase of life called perimenopause,

or if you don't know what the heck, if you're even in perimenopause, I would love to have the

opportunity to talk to you about the course to see if it's the right

fit for you. There is a link on our website at gmbitche.com and our Facebook page IMB podcast where

you can schedule an appointment for a Zoom call with me. So when you make this appointment,

I will be sitting at my desk waiting for you to join the

one-on-one Zoom call. The majority of women have in their lives experienced at least one

urinary tract infection. I see a lot of heads nodding, yes, yes, indeedy. This is a common bacterial

infection that primarily affects women. Currently, antibiotics

targeting the type of bacteria present is the main stay of treatment. A potential alternative

to antibiotics for UTIs could be a UTI vaccine. These vaccines work by training the immune system to fight off infections, which

might mean needing fewer antibiotics. However, it's important to know that in the U.S. UTI vaccines

aren't currently FDA approved for routine use. Patients with recurrent UTIs often rely on repeated and prolonged

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