Hematuria occurs when red blood cells are found in the urine. Sometimes hematuria can be the cause of bleeding in the urogenital tract. Bleeding can either be recurrent or may happen once. It can pinpoint various problems in women as well as in men.  It was estimated that hematuria can be found in up to 10% of the population. Hematuria can be divided into two types: microscopic and gross. It is hard to identify microscopic hematuria because of a small amount of blood in the urine, in this case microscope... 

Anytime you can see blood in the urine, it requires an investigation by a doctor to determine the exact cause. There are more than 100 causes of such bleeding, but a list of just some of them reveals that a serious condition – requiring immediate care – may be present. While about 25 percent of cases of blood in the urine (hematuria) may be caused by bladder infections, and another one in four cases by stones in urinary tract, blood in the urine may also reveal the presence of a tumor in the...