Buffalo, NY
A 25-year-old female asked:

I have uti from last yr october an it won't go my gyno gave me cipro (ciprofloxacin) caz my urine culture say ecoli .my urine still look foamy .he told me if cipro (ciprofloxacin) no work he will give me a low antibiotic for mths.

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Dr. Betsy Greenleaf
Gynecology 25 years experience
Have it checked out: Your symptoms may not be infectious bladder infection. If this has been going on for a year then you need to have further work up with a urogynecologist or urologist. If it truly is a UTI then they need to figure out why this is chronic. Long term antibiotics may be necessary.
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