Clinical implications of the anatomical position of the urethra meatus in women with recurrent post-coital cystitis: a case-control study

Introduction and hypothesis Recurrent post-coital urinary infection (rUTI)—usually cystitis—is a common entity among otherwise healthy young women. However, little is known about the possible influence of genital anatomical variations. Only a shorter urethral meatus-anus distance has been described as a risk factor. The aim of this study was to evaluate our hypothesis that a shorter urethra-vagina distance is involved in the etiology of post-coital urinary infection.