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 can be very helpful. Only a few people can suffer from such type of hematuria. Usually, patients with microscopic hematuria ooze a higher number of red blood cells.
If a person suffers from gross hematuria, he or she has red or pink urine that contains blood clots of different sizes. But you should know that the amount of blood is not considered to be the indicator of the disease seriousness.
It is not so easy to identify hematuria as this disease is associated with various conditions. But the most common causes are the following: bladder stones, renal calculus, kidney disease, prostate infection, cancer or tumors in the urinary system, urinary tract blockages, viral infections of the urinary tract as well as veneral diseases (usually in women).
It may turn out that blood in the urine can be only the sign of a disorder. But despite of this, a number of symptoms can be presented, such as celiodynia, fever, frequent emiction, pain during urination, decreased urinary force, urgency.
If you come across with such disease, the treatment can vary as the underlying cause plays a great role. If the condition is not serious, no treatment is necessary. But in case you suffer from benign prostatic hyperplasia, you have to exclude food and beverages as well as medications that provoke the prostate. To treat the disease, BPH is prescribed. But if nothing helps, it is necessary to undergo surgical removal of all or part of the gland.
