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Urinary Tract Infections (UTI's) a very common occurrence after sex. UTI's are bacterial infections and therefore not STI's, but they are brought on by intercourse in many women and can be pretty dangerous if not treated properly. Men can also get UTI's. It's less common but more difficult to treat, so it's important to know the symptoms. Symptoms involve a burning sensation during urination; frequent or intense urges to urinate; pain in the back or lower abdomen; and cloudy, dark, bloody, or unusual-smelling urine. Urinary Tract Infections can be treated by antibiotics, but they only get worse and more dangerous with time, so see your health care provider if you are experiencing indicative symptoms. It's much better to have a false alarm with UTI's than to go through the pain of them getting worse. To protect yourself against UTI's, drink lots of fluids, always wipe front to back (especially after a bowel movement), and urinate shortly after sex. Also, for women, diaphragms and spermicide can possibly lead to UTI's by increasing bacterial growth. If UTI's are frequent and persistent and if you use these methods of protection, consider changing your form of birth control. 

Links:

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/uti_ez/index.htm

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/utiadult/index.htm

http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/common/uti.html

http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ1LJ5770D&sub_cat=2008