Jenna Ryan Uqora was created by a chronic UTI sufferer (Jenna Ryan) and her biochemist husband (Spencer Gordon) who were both fed up with the tiring cycle of UTIs. Desperate to get ahead of the problem, Jenna was told repeatedly that there was little she could do. This experience inspired Jenna and Spencer to start Uqora.

Jenna Ryan discusses her experience of having eight UTIs in a year and how it inspired her to start Uqora with Spencer Gordon.

Uqora products target infections caused by E. coli bacteria - the bacteria responsible for about 80% of uncomplicated UTIs. The main ingredient in Uqora products is D-mannose, a sugar that works by binding with the bacteria that can cause UTIs and helping them get swept out with urine.

Uqora is located in San Diego, California, United States .

“I was desperate to get ahead of the problem and was inspired to start looking for ways to begin my own proactive approach to urinary tract health.” That inspiration would lead Ryan and her husband, Spencer Gordon, to create Uqora.

Ryan knew that to solve the problem she would have to take matters into her own hands. With her then-partner, and now husband, Spencer Gordon, the two of them founded Uqora, a direct-to-consumer brand that produces proactive urinary tract health products and UTI relief products using science-backed ingredients.

Uqora UTI Infection Control includes two active ingredients - sodium salicylate and methenamine, a powerful duo. Methenamine is an antibacterial medicine that slows the growth of bacteria along the urinary tract, helping you to control the UTI.

Why is Uqora not FDA approved? As a dietary supplement, Uqora products fall into a regulatory gray area. So while the product is not technically approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the FDA does classify the supplement's ingredients as GRAS, or “generally recognized as safe.”

Spencer Gordon With her then-partner, and now husband, Spencer Gordon, the two of them founded Uqora, a direct-to-consumer brand that produces proactive urinary tract health products and UTI relief products using science-backed ingredients.

Uqora was recently acquired by Pharmavite, a health and wellness firm. At that point in 2020, it had a run rate of more than $25 million.

Uqora is a biotechnology company that sells products designed to reduce the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs). An aim is to reduce the need for treatment, which usually involves antibiotics.

According to Uqora, there are no known side effects, including kidney damage, for the ingredients at their manufactured doses.