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A male friend of mine has had a uti for 6 months. is this normal?
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Prostatitis: No. This is in no way normal. It sounds like a chronic prostatitis.
Answered 2/22/2014
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UTI: No this is not normal. He should seek medical attention. Also he may have a contagious disease, that you should consider.
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No: Uti persisting or recurrent in a male requires radiologic and urology evaluation to ensure no structural urinary pathway abnormality.
Answered 2/22/2014
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