Posts Tagged ‘blood in urine’

Blood in urine, whether it is microhematuria or gross hematuria is the most common symptom for urological disorders.
See our Blood in urine top ten list, on the most viewed website in the Miami urology series.
Miami Urology will next address testicular cancer symptoms in a new website to be posted soon. This is one of the few urinary system disorders the does not have blood in urine as a symptom. Come back later this week to see our new website on testicular cancer.

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Question

“I am a postmenopausal female. I have had bleeding for over a year. I thought it was vaginal, as I only see it upon urinating. I would also get a little pink on the tissue paper. Had a recent urine test done and needed to go on antibiotics. Took meds for 5 days and now the bleeding is back. The blood stopped while I was on meds. Could this be another bladder infection?”

Answer

Vaginal bleeding can be most likely due to menses and in postmenopausal woman; it can be due to fibroids in the uterus or other conditions.  When there is suspicion that this could be coming from the bladder, a urine test should be performed and if the urine test indeed shows the presence of blood, then the patient requires some formal workup for the symptom of blood in urine, which is called hematuria. A complete hematuria workup will require a cystoscopy, which means using a cystoscope or fiber optic instrument to inspect the bladder, obtain an imaging test to visualize the kidneys and the uterus, which are the tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder, and also studies of the cells of the bladder, to rule out the carcinoma in situ.  In addition to this, those urine samples should be cultured to identify whether there is presence of bacteria and if they grow, an antibiotic treatment would then be more appropriate.

by Dr Fernando J Bianco
Miami urology

Miami urology doctors are offering a free PSA Test, DRE exam (digital rectal exam) along with lectures about prostate risks, warning signs, and prostate cancer treatments such as prostate removal and prostate freezing (cryotherapy). Several free exam dates and lectures have been scheduled by the Miami urology Ivy League team at the Mount Sinai hospital in Miami Beach.

Dr Alan Nieder, Dr Fernando J Bianco, Dr Aaron E Katz, and Dr Mitchell C Benson are part of the Columbia University Division of Urology giving a free prostate exam and lectures that cover symptoms of prostate cancer such as blood in urine, painful urination, microhematuria, and high PSA. Prostate removal methods, robotic prostatectomy and prostate cryotherapy (freezing the prostate) will also be covered.

Miami urology prostate cancer screening exams and lecture dates, location and times are:

Get Tested for Prostate Cancer
Free PSA and DRE exam
Saturday, September 19
10am – 1pm
Church of the Open Door
6001 NW 8 Avenue
Miami, FL
No RSVP required.

Get Tested for Prostate Cancer
Free PSA and DRE exam
Wednesday, September 23
9:00 am – 12:00 p.m.
Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center
3rd floor
4306 Alton Road
Miami Beach, FL 33180
RSVP to 305-535-3333

Prostate Cancer: Risks, Warning Signs and Treatments
“Ask the Experts” Free Lecture Series
Dr. Alan Nieder, urologist
Columbia University Division of Urology at Mount Sinai Medical Center
Thursday, Sept 24
10 am to 12:00 pm
Aventura Community Recreation Center
3375 NE 188 St.
Aventura, FL 33180
RSVP to 305-674-2600
Refreshments will be served. Space is limited.

Miami-urology.com gives a more detailed description of prostate cancer surgery and treatment of prostate cancer or if you would like to make an appointment.

prostate-removal.com/ website is now live. This website covers the prostate removal procedures that Miami urologists Dr Fernando J Bianco and Dr Alan Nieder perform for both prostate cancer and prostate enlargement. It also explains what prostate enlargement is and how it affects you.

Prostate removal is delicately performed by the da Vinci robot

There is a close up flash slide show of a grape being peeled surgically by the da Vinci Robot. The website also explains some of the medical testing that is done before surgery is performed. There are descriptions of the surgical robot compared to the free hand laparoscopic procedure. The next website will be on blood in urine and painful urination.