Urinary Health: Causes & Risks

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  • Painful Urination

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    The medical term for painful urination is dysuria and the most common causes are easily treatable. They include irritated areas that the urine passes over, vaginal infection, STDs, urinary tract infections (UTIs), and changes in vaginal tissue due t

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  • Blood In The Urine

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    Even a small amount of blood in the urine can be a sign of a serious condition. Therefore, it should never be ignored. The most common explanation for this problem, called hematuria, is a urinary tract infection. Blockage of or damage to the urethra

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  • Frequent Urination

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    The need to urinate more often than usual may or may not be accompanied by an increase in the amount released. Common causes of frequent urination without an increase in the amount include urinary tract infection; STDs such as herpes, chlamydia, and

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  • Kidney Stones - Cause

    05/30/07, Healthwise

    Kidney stones may form when the normal balance of water, salts, minerals, and other substances found in urine changes. How this balance changes determines the type of kidney stone you have. Most kidney stones are calcium-type

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  • Other Causes of UTI

    01/01/03, PDR.net

    The entrance of bacteria into the urethra is not the only way a urinary tract infection can start, and plenty of people who are not sexually active get UTIs. Sometimes, a physical condition may be the cause. When it is, antibiotic treatment alone wo

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  • Kidney Stones - What Increases Your Risk

    05/30/07, Healthwise

    Several factors make it more likely you will get kidney stones. Some of these you can control, and others you cannot.

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  • Bed-Wetting - Cause

    11/14/06, Healthwise

    Almost all children who wet the bed do not do so intentionally. Most likely, several factors are involved when a child older than age 5 to 6 continues to wet the bed. Possible causes of primary nocturnal enuresis include:

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