Your clothing is important. If possible don't wear tight pants. They can rub and irritate your urethra. The irritation may make you susceptible to an infection. Wear cotton underwear that allows for the circulation of air.
Bacteria can grow in a warm, airless area.
Other steps include cleansing the genital area and emptying the bladder shortly before and after sexual activity to keep bacteria away from the bladder. You may want to ask your doctor about other methods of birth control. Finally, douches and feminine hygiene sprays as well as other related products should be avoided since they can irritate the tissues of the genital area. In both sexes, curing complicated infections, those involving an obstruction of urine or a disorder of the nervous system, depends on finding and correcting the underlying problem, sometimes with surgery. If the root cause is not treated effectively, this group of patients is at risk of kidney damage.