Why are women more prone to urinary tract infections than men?

What will be an ideal response?


The location of the female urethra is closer to the anus, a source of bacteria, than in a man. The female urethra is shorter in length than the male urethra and that makes it easier for bacteria to travel upward to the bladder.

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A) $1899 B) $1849 C) $1723 D) $2035 E) $1824

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