Let's Talk Kidney Infections

With the recent hospitalization of Mary-Kate Olsen for a kidney infection, I kept asking myself how does one get a kidney infection if you are a woman? Well, I am glad I asked.

About 200,000 people in the US are admitted to hospitals annually for kidney infections and the vast majority are women.

According to WebMD, the most common reason for women under the age of 50 to get a kidney infection is if they have sex more than three times weekly or have been using lots of spermicide which would also seem to me to be a clue that maybe you were having sex frequently. Having sex more than 3 times weekly was found to increase the risk of kidney infections more than fivefold.

Most of the reasons for a young, not pregnant woman to get a kidney infection seem to be about frequent sex, or having a new sex partner. It can also be a result of diabetes or not being able to hold your pee.

With all the vast medical knowledge at my fingertips, I am going to lean towards favoring the theory that Mary-Kate has been getting some hot and heavy sex almost every night or is wearing Depends and we just didn't know it. I don't know how she would wear them without us noticing, so I am going with the sex thing. Now, if this were Ashley, then we could be saying things like, "I guess Lance Armstrong is giving her more than just a ride on a bike."

Get better Mary-Kate, and do click on the link above if you want to learn more about kidney infections and why having sex with multiple new partners can lead to more kidney infections.