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A male friend of mine has had a uti for 6 months. is this normal?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

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.

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