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Urinary Tract Infections

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 79055

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of gender disparities in the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of chronic urinary tract infections.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidance on prevalence suggests urinary tract infections are more common in women than in men, with men estimated to account for around 20% of all occurrences. Further information on factors related to incidence including those specific to gender is available at the following link:

https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/urinary-tract-infection-lower-men/background-information/prevalence/

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