Chronic Urinary Tract Infections
Chronic UTI's can have a drastic impact on a person's life. While conventional medicine offers lab testing and antibiotics to treat acute UTI's, there is very little offered to help treat chronic and reoccurring UTI's. Our provider, Wendy, has additional training on the root cause of chronic UTI's including the suggested testing to help discover what is causing this debilitating condition. Traditional medicine only tests approximately 10 different bacteria and the bacteria has to be actively growing to show upon traditional cultures. Through MicroGenDx testing, including qPCR + NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) microbial DNA diagnostics, we are able to test for the presence of the DNA of over 50,000 plus bacterial species. This allows us to find things that are completely missed on traditional culture. Additionally, it is sometimes the patient's partner who unknowingly carries the bacteria and is asymptomatic, however, through sexual contact still transmits the bacteria to the female.
Furthermore, some people carry genetic variants which make them prone to chronic UTI's. Wendy is knowledgeable about testing for these genetic variants. She also works closely with Ruth Kriz who is an expert in this area. Wendy is able to offer combined consults with Ruth for individualized patient recommendations at no additional cost. You can learn more about Ruth Kriz at www.liveUTIfree.com
Furthermore, some people carry genetic variants which make them prone to chronic UTI's. Wendy is knowledgeable about testing for these genetic variants. She also works closely with Ruth Kriz who is an expert in this area. Wendy is able to offer combined consults with Ruth for individualized patient recommendations at no additional cost. You can learn more about Ruth Kriz at www.liveUTIfree.com