The last few times after we’ve had sex, my fiancée complains of burning sensation when she wees, up to a week or so afterwards. We don’t have it very often, sometimes less than once a month. We’ve been together for years and never played away so certain it’s not a sti. Do any other woman suffer from this and know what to do or how to prevent it as she won’t go to the doctors about this type of thing.
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I would strongly suggest a visit to the Drs as could be a water infection lurking low level.
As a preventative measure she could try taking a supplement such as cranberry, D-Mannose or one for women’s floral health like Optibac.
I am prone to water infections, in part due to being in the menopause and I have found them to help reduce the occurrences.
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Mrs W here …
Yes, get down to the Quack quickly, don’t hang about with that sort of thing … might be nothing special, but could be… get down there … PLEASE… xxxx
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Sounds like a UTI or the start of Cystitis. Easily sortable with the correct treatment.
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Does sound like a UTI. Ideally she should get checked but is she won’t there are over the counter treatments.
To help prevent reoccurrence:
If you use condoms, change brand
If you use lube, if it’s been open more than 6 months get a new bottle, if not change brand or type
If you use toys, give all a thorough clean and sterilise. If any are made of TPE/TPR, PVC, soft plastic, consider replacing them
Before sex, make sure your penis is clean, including under the foreskin (if you have one)
Encourage her to pee straight after sex
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Definitely worth speaking to a medical professional about. If not a doctor, a pharmacist may be able to help.
It shouldn’t just be ignored, that’s for sure.
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Good suggestion as Pharmacist’s in the UK can prescribe for certain UTI, within a certain patient profile.
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To the quack as Mrs @Wurger has said. Everyone so far has given sound advice I hope you use it now.
I read an interesting article that glycerin which is in a lot of lubes we use can also cause issues too.
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Trip to the Drs could be a UTI its comman. As others have said can help to wash before and after sex and have a wee after sex.
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For us, this is the key.
She has to have a wee after sex to flush her urethra. Otherwise she’d get cystitis 50% of the time we have sex.
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I’m sorry, but she really needs to get over that hurdle.
If she can’t face a doctor for something as simple as a UTI, it doesn’t bode well.
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Please encourage your partner will go to the Dr soon as possible. Hopefully it is just a minor recurring urinary infection and will be cured with antibiotics, so why should she suffer.
Last week my friend’s partner has been finally diagnosed with a terrible condition called Endometriosis which apparently started around ten years ago with weeing difficulties and got worse with other symptoms occurring as time progressed. At least she knows now, and can look at a pathway forward.
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Having a wee after sex is important and washing down there before and after is as well. She must go to the doctors though if left untreated an infection can back up and infect the kidneys which can cause irreparable damage. The doctor will want a wee sample and will not want to have a look down there so nothing embarrassing for her to worry about. She could ask to see a female doctor if she wants.
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Urethral irritation can also cause this burning sensation. Sometimes the urethral opening can get too much friction during sex which causes soreness and stinging /burning when urinating.
It can be more common in women during menopause due to the lack of estrogen.
Of course it could be a UTI and pharmacies can prescribe stuff to deal with that, if she’d rather do that than visit her GP. In the meantime drinking lots of water can be helpful to flush things through.
My mother also used to swear by lemon barley water. I have tried it and it did work for me. Only once have i ever had to go to the doctor.
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What sort of lube do you use?
We don’t use lube
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Thanks for the replies everyone, yes agreed will have to get her to doctor even if have to drag her there!
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Maybe it’s a reaction to his precum or friction from not using lube… unless you use condoms then it could even be a reaction to that
100% sounds like a UTI, I get them often. So often in fact that I keep cystitis drinks on standby and neck them at the first twinge. They normally clear in 1-2 days but it’s worth completing the course and seeking a medical follow-up if they don’t clear.
@Luvhorny does your partner take hormonal contraception? Some of them can increase a woman’s risk of developing UTI’s. Also watch her sugar intake and use an unscented feminine hygiene wash (but don’t douche), especially after sex. All things that help 
Funny that I wrote a blog post about glcerin in lubes not three weeks ago. “Interesting article”? Don’t expect to hear the end of that little compliment. You forget who follows you 