After menopause, women are more prone to bladder infection, chronic urinary tract infection (UTI) or cystitis. As the urethral muscle loses strength and elasticity due to loss of estrogen, pockets of bacteria can flourish.
Long Beach is the second largest city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and the third largest in Southern California behind Los Angeles and San Diego. The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in the United States and is among the world's largest shipping ports.
All of the beaches in and near the Downtown Long Beach area are inside the breakwater of the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. The best beach in Long Beach is the Belmont Shore at the extreme, south end of Long Beach.