I am 50 old and have always been plagued with urinary tract infections since my early twenties which meant constantly taking antibiotics . I was referred by my GP to attend a urlologist and did so for until about two years ago. I had all the necessary recommended tests and everything was fine. The doctor there recomended that my husband had a vasectomy as the infections usually ocurred after sex. That worked for a while but they to come back again and he recommeded taking one antibiotic immediately after sex. Now for the past three months each time I have a period I get quite severe kidney infections and again need to go on a course of antibiotics. Why when I don t have sex during this time do these infection keep reoccuring. My sister died two years ago from cancer which started in her kidneys. I am really fed up and quite concerned.
Hi, kidney cancer most are often symptomless to start with, if it has symptoms at all, most common is painless hematuria(blood per urine) your condition suggests recurrent pyelonephritis. This is rarely transformed to cancer. You may have to take a long course of antibiotic for prophylaxis. Consult urologist.