What Causes The Presence Of RBC In Urine?

Posted on Mon, 31 Jul 2017

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Question : I had a urinalysis done and my RBC ua is 11-30. I was on my period while taking this. Did that have anything with the high number?

Answered by Dr. Rudina Balliu (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Yes

Detailed Answer:
Hello There! Thank you for asking HealthCareMagic.

I have gone through your question and i understand your concern.
Yes, while you are with your period,urine may be contaminated with the blood of your menstruation.
In this case the blood in urine is from your period---false positive result.
You need to tell your doctor that you had your menstruation while you did the test and / she will decide to do the test again or not.

Hope my answer is helpful, let me know if you have any further questions, will be happy to help .
Take Care!
Dr Balliu

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