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It is important to distinguish the difference between the two in order to be treated correctly.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMany people delay seeking care for symptoms of urinary tract infections and\/or sexually transmitted infections because they may feel embarrassed.\u00a0 Don\u2019t let this stop you from being screened. You need to be seen by a medical professional and diagnosed correctly.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUrgency (the feeling of needing to urinate), frequency (having to urinate over and over), and pain with urination can be seen in both infections. \u00a0In some cases, patients with STIs may not have any symptoms.\n\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-23530\" src=\"https:\/\/obria.org\/houston\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/Choose-Life-Marketing-PHC-4-300x262.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/obria.org\/houston\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/Choose-Life-Marketing-PHC-4-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/obria.org\/houston\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/Choose-Life-Marketing-PHC-4-450x393.jpg 450w, https:\/\/obria.org\/houston\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/Choose-Life-Marketing-PHC-4.jpg 613w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\nSymptoms of urinary tract infections are pain in the bladder area during urination or sexual activity, strong-smelling urine, changes in the way urine looks, fever, and\/or feeling like your bladder doesn\u2019t empty.\u00a0 Having a UTI can also make you feel overall fatigued or just not like normal.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSymptoms of sexually transmitted infections are very similar to those of a UTI.\u00a0 In addition to the symptoms mentioned above, a person may also experience unusual discharge, itching, burning, or fever.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSometimes it is difficult to distinguish between UTIs and STIs because they have similar symptoms. 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It is important to distinguish the difference between the two in order to be treated correctly.<\/p><p>Many people delay seeking care for symptoms of urinary tract infections and\/or sexually transmitted infections because they may feel embarrassed.\u00a0 Don\u2019t let this stop you from being screened. You need to be seen by a medical professional and diagnosed correctly.<\/p><p>Urgency (the feeling of needing to urinate), frequency (having to urinate over and over), and pain with urination can be seen in both infections. \u00a0In some cases, patients with STIs may not have any symptoms.<\/p><p>Symptoms of urinary tract infections are pain in the bladder area during urination or sexual activity, strong-smelling urine, changes in the way urine looks, fever, and\/or feeling like your bladder doesn\u2019t empty.\u00a0 Having a UTI can also make you feel overall fatigued or just not like normal.<\/p><p>Symptoms of sexually transmitted infections are very similar to those of a UTI.\u00a0 In addition to the symptoms mentioned above, a person may also experience unusual discharge, itching, burning, or fever.<\/p><p>Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish between UTIs and STIs because they have similar symptoms. 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