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Can steroid abuse cause high white blood cell count and protein in your urine ? my white blood cell count is 15

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Yes.: What type of steroid are you abusing?

Answered 1/26/2021

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Dr. Charles Greenberg answered

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Yes: Depending on the steroid it can cause an increase in red and white blood cells. I assume it is abn anabolic steroid. They can also cause hypertension and protein in urine. Best to see a md and get this evaluated.

Answered 7/12/2018

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Maybe but...: Our first concern is to rule out a serious infection (is your peripheral smear abnormal? Are the white cells primitive / angry-looking? Do you have symptoms?) and real kidney disease (how much protein, is it mostly albumin?) i hope you'll reconsider anabolic steroid use (if it's this kind of steroid); every guy i know who's tried this has regretted it.

Answered 12/18/2019

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