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A member asked:

If i took a ua dipstick showed a small trace of blood everything else was fine.. my period is about to come on soon could that be the cause of it..

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Dr. Hema Jonnalagadda answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Depends on the reaso: It could be contamination of urine from period(even though you didn't get it full yet). Why did you dip urine? If you have pain with urination, frequency- it could be UTI

Answered 1/24/2016

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