Haley Young

At 21, I had a series of urinary tract infections that culminated in a bladder surgery. These infections affected me physically—the post-op pelvic floor physical therapy was brutal—but the greatest impact was on my mental health. I’m sharing my story for Sexual Health Week because most women will suffer at least one UTI in their lifetime. The first urinary tract infection I got after college never went away. Not really. The burning sensation hit on a Sunday morning. “Yep, that sounds like a b