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So it is possible an inflamed nerve in lumbar spine can cause feeling to urinate? my doctor said mri next will this find it?

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Urinary urge: Typically the urge to urinate in a young male is caused by problems in the bladder or genitalia. Therefore unless those areas have been already evaluated it would not be prudent to do a lumbar mri

Answered 4/14/2016

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A member asked:

So it is possible an inflamed nerve in lumbar spine can cause feeling to urinate? my doctor said mri next will this find it?

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Dr. Rick Pospisil answered

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