What does it mean when you have blood in your urine?

Many Possibilities: Blood in the urine could be due to infection, trauma to kidneys or bladder, kidney stones, or possibly tumor or renal disease. I would recommend follow up with your healthcare provider for any blood in your urine.

Hematuria: Never a good sign. Usually is benign and signifies a kidney stone or an infection or even urethritis or prostatis....But you need to see a doctor to make sure it isn't something more serious.

Evaluation needed: There are many causes such as infection, prostate enlargement, bladder trauma from running, bladder or kidney cancer. Bleeding from cancer is typically intermittent, so resolution of bleeding does not mean there is no important cause. Medical evaluation, which may include urinalysis, urine cytology ("pap smear"), urine culture, imaging studies, and cystoscopy (inspection of the bladder).

Possible infection: You could have a urinary tract infection (bladder infection), a kidney stone or could have blood from another source such as vaginal bleeding. Please call your doctor for evaluation.

Blood/urine =inflamm: It may be due to infection, cancer, trauma, or stone of passageways. Also, glomerulonephritis ( filtering unit diseases) are possible. Need a doctor to differentiate.

Diagnosis First: It depends where it is coming from. It may be from the filtering units, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, or urethra. The presence of other factors in the urine, symptoms, and patient's age all will suggest a likely source, and order of investigations to your doctor.

A NUMBER OF : possibilities including trauma (after sexual intercourse) HOWEVER , this is an ABNORMAL finding and should not be ignored! Hope this is helpful! Dr Z