Is occult blood in female urine serious?

Urinary tract infection is also a problem with a relatively high incidence in women's bodies. This is mainly because the female urethral opening is relatively wider, so in daily life, if the urethral opening is not properly cared for and cleaned, it is easy to cause infection problems. A routine urine test can effectively detect whether there is a urinary tract infection. So is it serious if a woman’s urine occult blood is 2+?

Urine occult blood ranges from 1+ to 3+ and fills the entire field of vision. An occasional test result does not mean anything, so don't worry too much. It is recommended to do another routine urine test. If the result still indicates 3+, it is recommended to visit a urologist for further examination and treatment. If hematuria is accompanied by urinary tract irritation symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency and pain when urinalysis shows that white blood cells are positive in addition to 3+ red blood cells, the possibility of urinary tract infection is relatively high. If the urine occult blood is 3+ and accompanied by pain and discomfort after activities, the possibility of urinary stones is relatively high, and further examination of the urinary system with color Doppler ultrasound or CT is recommended. Urine occult blood 3+ without any symptoms should be taken seriously. Exfoliated cells should be checked in the urine, and urinary tract color ultrasound, CT or cystoscopy should be performed to rule out the possibility of urinary tract tumors.

Urological tumors are tumors that occur anywhere in the urinary system. Includes tumors of the kidney, renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, and urethra. Below the renal pelvis are organs with ducts, the cavity of which is covered with urothelium and is exposed to urine. Carcinogens often cause urothelial tumors through urine, so urothelial tumors of the renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, and urethra have commonalities and may affect multiple organs. Since urine stays in the bladder the longest, bladder cancer is the most common cause. Urinary system tumors often occur after the age of 40, and are about twice as common in men as in women. Wilms tumor and bladder rhabdomyosarcoma are diseases of infants and young children, with no difference in incidence between boys and girls. Among urinary system tumors, the incidence of renal pelvic cancer in China is higher than that in European and American countries.

Renal pelvis cancer refers to a malignant tumor of the urothelium that occurs in the epithelial tissue of the renal pelvis or calyx. Long-term use of analgesics, chronic inflammation or stone irritation, and exposure to carcinogenic chemicals in patients with interstitial nephritis are often the inducing factors of renal pelvic cancer. The age of onset is mostly over 40 years old, and there are more males than females, about 3:1. There is no obvious difference in the site of disease between the left and right sides, and it can occur on both sides at the same time. Due to the thin wall of the renal pelvis and the abundant lymphatic tissue around it, the tumor cells can easily metastasize to the lymph nodes beside the abdominal aorta and the neck. The main organs of hematogenous metastasis are the lungs, liver, and bones.