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Must i call my doctor if i have acute urinary retention?

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Go to ER: If you can't urinate, go to er or your urologists office immediately.For more: @thepeedoc www.Peedoc.Com.

Dr Villaplana and another doctor agreed

Answered 7/8/2015

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