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Yes they do, it carries the urine from the bladder down to the urethra then out of the body.

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Yes, it is longer. This fact may explain some of the difference in rates of UTI in women compared to men.

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Yes, the male urethra is significantly longer than the female urethra. The male urethra has a much longer distance to travel through the penis.

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Is the urethra shorter in women than in men?

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