Why too many women are prescribed antibiotics for UTIs they don't have

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5184×3456+0+0/resize/5184×3456!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F47%2Ffb%2F0893dacc4c4ebf6ef3cc44ee8189%2Fgettyimages-629403201.jpg' alt='A recent study found that many women treated for recurrent UTIs didn’t have UTIs at all. Instead, their symptoms were caused by hormonally driven inflammation and pelvic floor dysfunction.’/>

A recent study found that many women treated for recurrent UTIs didn’t have UTIs at all. Instead, their symptoms were caused by hormonally driven inflammation and pelvic floor dysfunction.

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