What Does Presence Of Blood In Urine Indicate?

Posted on Tue, 9 Aug 2016

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Question : I am having blood in my urine

Answered by Dr. Kathy Robinson (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
finasteride for BPH

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your comment.
Blood in the urine can be caused by several things. I see that you are taking finasteride. Finasteride is usually prescribed for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) and BPH is one of the possible causes of blood in the urine.
Other causes are infection, tumors and kidney stones.
It is best to see your doctor for an exam and urinalysis to help figure out the specific cause in your case.
Please let me know if you have further questions.
Dr. Robinson

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