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Wearing tight underwear causes urinary tract infections in women.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that wearing tight underwear causes urinary tract infections in women?

Partly. One cross-sectional study in the Democratic Republic of Congo reports an association between clothing that permanently tightens the perineum and urogenital infection symptoms, while a study of premenarchal girls found no association between nylon underwear or tights and urogenital symptoms. Neither settles whether tight underwear causes urinary tract infections in women.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 1 source for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 1
Determinants of urogenital tract infection symptoms among adolescent girls and young women in secondary schools and universities in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study.
2025
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R, M., CM, E., UM, C., MN, G., MM, R., B, G., LO, M., M, C., & D, M. (2025). Determinants of urogenital tract infection symptoms among adolescent girls and young women in secondary schools and universities in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-04057-8

Evidence against · 1
Urogenital Symptoms in Premenarchal Girls: Parents' and Girls' Perceptions and Associations with Irritants
2012
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Urogenital Symptoms in Premenarchal Girls: Parents' and Girls' Perceptions and Associations with Irritants. (2012). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpag.2011.08.002

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