What is the cause of occult blood in women's urine?

Many female friends will find that the results of routine urine tests show occult blood in the urine during physical examinations. This makes many women feel particularly worried that they may have kidney disease. However, there are many reasons for occult blood in the urine, and some of them are not a problem. It depends on what symptoms will appear. So what is the cause of occult blood in women's urine? Let’s learn more about it through the following introduction.

Urine occult blood is also known as urine occult blood. If the urine occult blood is positive and there is protein, kidney disease and hemorrhagic disease should be considered first, and further renal function tests can be done. If the urine protein is negative, you should go to a relevant specialist to find out the site and nature of the bleeding. It is generally believed that lower urinary tract bleeding may not be obvious because the red blood cells are not destroyed.

A positive urine occult blood test means that there are red blood cells in the urine, but it is not visible hematuria, but the red blood cells are found through testing methods. Hematuria is divided into gross hematuria, total hematuria, and positive urine occult blood. Red blood cells in the normal human body are constantly destroyed, and their components are excreted in the urine, so some normal people will also have positive occult blood in their urine. Under normal circumstances, 0-1 red blood cells per high-power field of view is within the normal range. Hematuria can only be diagnosed when the number of red blood cells in the urine under microscopic examination is greater than 3/Hp.

Urine occult blood is a name, which is detected by urine routine examination. There is an item of red blood cells in urine routine. If the red blood cells increase, a small number can be called urine occult blood. Urine occult blood itself can also be used as an indicator, whether it is negative or positive. If it is positive, how many pluses are there.

Generally, occult blood in urine is attributed to the following three reasons: inflammation, stones, and tumors. Regarding inflammation, such as glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis, cystitis, etc., in addition to hematuria, occult blood may also occur in urine examination. Stones themselves, whether they are kidney, ureter or bladder stones, may cause occult blood. Other situations such as menstrual period and constipation may also cause occult blood.

Through the above introduction, we know what is going on with occult blood in women's urine. After the above situation occurs, we must pay attention to it in normal times. I should rest, drink plenty of water, and try to go to the hospital for examination. Through a comprehensive examination, we can understand whether there is any disease in the body.