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My urinalysis shows i have many epithelial cells?

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Contaminated: This was a contaminated specimen. In other words, skin cells got in to the sample as it was collected.

Answered 2/6/2018

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Probably nothing: Epithelial cells are skin cells and cells that line hollow organs, like the urinary bladder and urethra. Epithelial cells seen on a urine analysis can be normal. However, if there are other abnormalities like blood or WBC'S , or if there are worrisome accompanying symptoms, further investigation is warranted. Otherwise, another specimen may need to be collected using a "clean catch" technique.

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