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If you want to prevent a uti can i take some left over antibiotic for a uti after sex?
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Prevention: Prevention of a UTI after intercourse can be managed by the following: 1) prophylaxis with an anti-infective agent commonly used to treat uti's or 2) urinating within an hour after having intercourse.
Answered 6/10/2014
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