Jezebel: utis

The Mr. Bubble Generation

Anna — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:50:00 EDT

[Los Angeles, August 10. Image via INF]

Researchers at the University of Utah have...

Maria — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:45:00 EDT

Researchers at the University of Utah have found that gastroschisis, a serious birth defect in which infants are born with their intestines and organs outside of their abdomen, is linked to STDs and UTIs contracted just before or during pregnancy. Although the causes for gastroschisis are not known, women in the study who had contracted STDs and UTIs were four times more likely to give birth to infants with the defect. Gastroschisis is also linked to age, with women under 20 more likely to give birth to children with the defect than women over 25. STDs and UTIs are said to be contracted by 1 in 4 teens and 6 out of 6 Jezebels (kidding). [UPI]

Judge Judy And The Case Of The Urinary Tract Infection

Tracie — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:00:00 EDT

Yesterday on Judge Judy, a woman was suing a teenager and her mother for medical bills that the teen incurred while she was staying at the plaintiff's home. The teen was dating the plaintiff's son and got a nasty UTI — she says it's a chronic problem that "runs in the family" — so the plaintiff took her to the emergency room. The teen's mother didn't want to pay the medical bills because she would've preferred the girl just drank water and cranberry juice. JJ was not pleased with the defendants, and said so, asserting that they are "idiots, which is probably congenital too!" Clip above.