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What Does High Protein, Creatinine And Microalbuminuria Levels Indicate?

Posted on Mon, 23 Jun 2014

Question: I took a life insurance exam during my menstrual cycle and I had high protein, creatinine and microalbuminuria levels. I am not diabetic and I had no glucose in my urine. Would my menstrual cycle cause these results?

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (29 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Not related to periods

Detailed Answer:
Hello mam thanks for trusting health care magic.
Your finding are suggestive of early stage of kidney disease.
These are unrelated to menstrual cycle and are usually associated with some chronic inflammation of kidney.
In my opinion get an abdominal ultrasound done with special attention to kidneys.
Most probably its a mild disease but definitely don't take it lightly.
Take care and all the best.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Manisha Jain (31 minutes later)

I forgot to mention these tests were done from a urine sample. So the blood from my menstruation would not cause false results?

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Menstruation cannot give high creatinine results

Detailed Answer:
Yes don't worry, microalbuminuria means albumin in urine in minute amount.
Menstrual blood can't give high creatinine at all.
Contamination with menstrual blood leads to RBCs in sample and protein at times but never creatinine.
Just get an ultrasound done and in case normal get the urine analysis repeated after 1 month.
Take care

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad