Redefining Urological History Taking – Anal Intercourse as the Cause of Unexplained Symptoms in Heterosexuals

Abstract

A history of anal intercourse should be sought in patients with unexplained genito-urinary symptoms.

Why Chronic Renal Failure Affects Males More often than Females? Review and Author’s Perspective

“…Symptoms found in these patients are mostly chronic. The chronicity of infections is attributed to the repetitive nature of anal intercourse; and avoidance of this behavior might be essential in management of these cases [12].…”

Sexual Activity and the Risk of Acute Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection in Premenopausal Women: Implicationsfor Reproductive Health Programming

“…Young people are not only creative but also expolorative and enquisitive in all aspects of life including sexual activities. HAI, which is reportedly quite common amongst them globally [45,46], has been reported to be a risk factor thereto [40,45,46]. Quite often these same individuals engage in other forms of sexual activities such as digital stimulation, receptive oral sex which may be annilingus or felatio or combinations thereof, which may also increase the risk of UTI in the female partners, as reported by Foxman et al [37].…”

“…vaginal intercourse alone, or in combination with digital stimulation and or receptive oral sex. Heterosexual receptive anal intercourse (HAI) has been reported to confer an increased risk of uncomplicated UTI in premenopausal women [45,46]. Lema (2015) published case-reports of young women with severe uncomplicated UTI in Nairobi Kenya.…”

Sexual health after vaginoplasty: A systematic review

“…To improve data collection, assessment, and comparison, sexual activity should explicitly state what body parts are interacting, such as anal receptive intercourse, vaginal receptive intercourse, and receiving oral intercourse. The type of sexual activity cannot be assumed by listing patients’ sexual orientation, and sexuality does not equate to sexual behaviour 73,177 . In addition, for some TGD patients, partner preferences following vaginoplasty changed 43,125 .…”

“…176 Many studies listed "normal sex" or "coitus" to describe sexual activity, which produced confusion while reviewing and classifying the data. 91,140 73,177 In addition, for some TGD patients, partner preferences following vaginoplasty changed. 43,125 Sexual satisfaction is negatively correlated with inadequate depth and narrow width of the vagina.…”