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Does the blood in your urine after a prostate biopsy have anything to do with your heart? is it at all connected?

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Dr. James Lin answered

Here are some ...: It's nice of you for caring for others. Gross bloody urine may occasionally appear after prostate biopsy, but usually clears spontaneously within one month, yet possibly lingering. It doesn't directly pertain to heart problems except in a few taking blood thinners. Nonetheless, seeing blood in urine among the high-risk such as aged, smokers, etc. should prompt a timely evaluation disregarding P-Bx

Answered 10/27/2016

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Only: If anticoagulant (blood thinner) is being taken for cardiac condition.Blood in the urine after prostate biopsy is quite common.

Answered 6/9/2016

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