80% of the Moldovan women suffer from infections of the urinary tract, which lead to renal calculi or even renal insufficiency if they are not treated. The ratio of women to men affected by urinary infections is 3: 1, while the number of cases has been on the rise over the last ten years. The data were presented by university professor Emil Ceban, pro-rector of the State University of Medicine and Pharmacology “Nicolae Testemitanu”. He was contacted by IPN on the occasion of the World Kidney Day, which is marked on the second Thursday of March.

“Until 2005, the renal calculi where the third leading urological disease, after the kidney cancer and inflammatory diseases. Now it takes the first place. 50%-70% of the 60 beds available at the Urological Clinic of the National Clinical Hospital are occupied,” said the doctor. He explained that the urinary infections are directly related to the quality of water, soil and metabolic disorders. The women experience inflammations of the urogenital apparatus more often. Among the causes are the hormonal modifications in women and the changes experienced by the body during pregnancy.

When it is detected, pyelonephritis must be monitored permanently. One treatment, even the most modern one, cannot guarantee that the disease will not return. The girls are also more exposed to urinary infections and the personal hygiene plays an important role in preventing diseases. It is recommended drinking at least 2 liters of water a day, especially in the hot periods, regularly seeing a doctor and doing urine tests once in six months.