Patient Profiles & Testimonials

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Watch testimonials of 12 patients from Russia & Poland

My experience with cystitis

Managing cystitis

Antibiotics, allies or enemies

Preventing infections

RECURRENT CYSTITIS: a burden for you

Try the ACSS questionnaire if you are experiencing suspicious symptoms or recognize yourself in any of these testimonials, consult a doctor

postmenopausal woman urinary tract infection patient story

**Anushka (74)* – Menopausal women are at higher risk**

No improvement despite topical oestrogen, which was stopped after 6 months
Initiated on a 7-day course of antibiotics after another acute infection and a 3-month course of immunotherapy with bacterial lysates
Currently asymptomatic and has only experienced 3 cases of recurrent cystitis in the last 4 years whilst receiving a preventative treatment, and no need for further antibiotics

woman depression diabetes urinary tract infection patient story

**Sylvia (45)* – Recurrent Cystitis has a strong impact on mental well-being**

One episode of cystitis every 2 months resulted in chronic depression
Antidepressant has been started due to low quality of life & complaints of feeling tired & frustrated
Following 3-month prophylactic treatment with non-antimicrobial measures, Sylvia had a 9-month window free of recurrent cystitis
Quality of life has consequently improved

premenopausal woman urinary tract infection patient story

**Zoe (28)* – Young and otherwise healthy women can face several recurrences per year**

Diagnosed with recurrent cystitis (6 episodes per year), secondary to multidrug-resistant Klebsiella species
Treated with antibiotic for 7 days for the acute infection and initiated on non antimicrobial prevention
One year later, the patient was asymptomatic

neurogenic bladder old woman urinary tract infection patient story

**Edith (86)* – Patients with neurogenic bladder are more prone to cystitis**

History of recurrent cystitis and sacral plexus damage
Treated with daily antibiotic for 5 years to avoid severe pyelonephritis
Treatment was changed to a 3-month cycle of non-antimicrobial preventative treatment every year
Antibiotic prophylaxis was switched to a symptom related rescue treatment

If you recognize yourself in one of these patients please consult your doctor and discuss your burden and the need for prevention

^{*Those are real clinical cases. Pictures are not from the real patients. In those cases, doctor decided to choose OM-89 as immunoactive prophylaxis.}