Q. I frequently get a bladder infection a day or two after my partner and I have a night of increased sexual pleasures (oral sex, vaginal fingering and intercourse). Normal intercourse is not usually a cause of the infections. Is there something I can do to prevent these bladder infections ?

A. The modern-day version of "honeymoon cystitis". Used to be women would come to the family doc just after her honeymoon with a solid case of bladder infection, often her first. Today, it doesn't happen quite like that. But there's no doubt that an increase in sexual activity increases your risk of bladder infection due to irritation in the area. And some women will find that fingering or oral sex are more irritative than "regular" intercourse.
Most women are not affected by the local irritative effect of intercourse. Others have a chronic, recurring bladder infection as long as they are sexually active. These women sometimes require taking antibiotics all the time in order not to get recurrent infections. You seem to fall somewhere in the middle.
The best advice is to urinate just after your "increased sexual pleasures" are through. This will help cleanse the area and help prevent bacteria from climbing up from the urethra (pee-hole) to the bladder, which is what causes the bladder infection.

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