Types of Urinary infection
Acute cystitis
Painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis
Acute pyelonephritis
Chronic pyelonephritis
Cystitis is common in women because of the shorter urethra and the closeness of the urethra to the anus. (It is because of shorter length of urethra and anatomic proximity to vagina, periurethral glands, and rectum).