Women's urine test high white blood cell count

When a woman's urine is tested and an increase in the white blood cell count is found, it may be due to gynecological diseases. This is mainly because white blood cells are cells that treat bacteria and viruses. The entry of these cells into the urine indicates the presence of a urinary system disease. The patient needs to undergo a urinary tract examination to avoid missing the best time for treatment. You can learn about the causes of high white blood cell count in women’s urine tests by reading this article.

What is the cause of high white blood cell count in urine test?

Urinary leukocytes are white blood cells that normally exist in the blood, but due to some reasons, some white blood cells are mixed into the urine to form urine leukocytes. Normal people's urine contains a small amount of white blood cells. Generally speaking, the number of white blood cells in microscopic examination of sedimented urine will be less than 1 per high-power field of view. When the number of white blood cells in microscopic examination of clean midstream urine sediment is greater than 5/high-power field of view, leukocyturia can be diagnosed.

Urinalysis white blood cell test is a test to check the white blood cells among the three types of cells in urine routine examination. Experts pointed out that normal people’s routine urine examination will not contain white blood cells, red blood cells, proteins and other substances. If white blood cells are present, it indicates a urinary tract infection and further examination is needed to confirm the condition.

White blood cells are an important line of defense in the human body's defense system. When an infection occurs, the number of white blood cells will increase rapidly. The degree of bacterial infection is proportional to the increase in the number of white blood cells. The most common infection is urinary tract infection, such as urethritis, cystitis, pyelonephritis, etc.

A normal person's morning urine may contain a very small amount of white blood cells. This is a normal phenomenon and there is no need to worry too much. However, if a routine urine examination shows that the white blood cell count is high, it indicates a urinary tract infection and further examination should be conducted to confirm the condition. Because urinary tract infection is divided into upper urinary tract infection and lower urinary tract infection. Upper urinary tract infection refers to pyelonephritis, and lower urinary tract infection refers to urethritis and cystitis.

Compared with urethritis and cystitis, pyelonephritis is more harmful. Pyelonephritis indicates that the patient's kidneys have substantial damage, and it can be divided into acute pyelonephritis and chronic pyelonephritis. If patients with acute pyelonephritis are not treated promptly or are treated improperly, resulting in repeated attacks of the disease, it is very likely to deteriorate into chronic pyelonephritis. The kidney damage caused by chronic pyelonephritis is irreversible. If not treated properly, the kidney damage will further worsen. In severe cases, it is likely to develop into renal failure or uremia, endangering the patient's life.

What to do if the white blood cell count in urine is high

When the white blood cell count in urine routine is high, you need to follow the doctor's advice, actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment, take some appropriate medications under the doctor's guidance, and arrange a reasonable diet to restore your body to health as soon as possible.

The white blood cell count in urine routine test is high, which is not a big problem, but it is not a small problem either. There are many reasons for the high white blood cell count in urine routine. High white blood cell count alone does not mean anything. As long as there is no discomfort in the body, the impact will not be significant, so you can relax. If you feel any discomfort, you need to communicate with your doctor in time and undergo further examinations to determine the cause and provide the doctor with a basis for diagnosis and treatment.

Generally speaking, the purpose of a routine urine test is to detect and treat the disease early, so as to avoid delaying the best treatment time and causing regret. Therefore, no matter which item in the urine routine test is abnormal, further examination is needed in order to obtain timely diagnosis and treatment.

Normal value of white blood cells in urine

After centrifugation, the white blood cell content of normal urine is generally: 0-2/hp for men and 0-5/hp for women (hp is the high-power field of view of the microscope, i.e. 40x). The quantitative urine white blood cell measurement by the machine is represented by “+” and “-”, “+” means positive, “-” means negative, and negative means normal.

If the white blood cells in the urine are >5/hp, it means there is purulent inflammation of the urethra, such as nephritis, cystitis or urethritis, renal tuberculosis, etc. It should be mentioned that due to allergic reactions caused by taking medicines, there will be an increase in white blood cells in the urine; when women's leucorrhea is mixed with urine, there will also be an increase in white blood cells.

Therefore, when the white blood cell test in a routine urine test is positive, there is no need to panic. You should first check whether you have other symptoms, such as edema; whether your urination is normal, etc. If the urine routine test results show only one + white blood cell, there is no need to worry. Just wait for the diagnosis to be confirmed and receive timely treatment.