Korean J Urol.
1974 Sep;15(3):145-148.
A Clinical Study of the Female Hematuria
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- A clinical study was made on female out-patients with hematuria who had visited in the Department of Urology, Kyung Hee hospital during the period from January, l973 to June, l974. Results were as follows: 1. During the period, 466 females visited and 92 patients had hematuria, giving a rate of 19.7 %. Among 92 patients, 25 patients had gross hematuria and 67 patients had microscopic hematuria. 2. Age distribution showed that 38 cases(41.5%) were 20~29 years and 23 cases(25.O%) were 30~39 years. 3. Main symptoms accompanied with hematuria were frequency, tenesmus, painful urination and suprapubic pain in order of frequency. 4. Among the 92 cases showed the highest in urethritis and urethrotrigonitis(35.9%), acute cystitis(33.7%), ureter stone(14.1%), urethral stricture(9.8%), and renal tuberculosis(9.8%), in decreasing order. Most of female hematuria caused by inflammatory lesions of the lower urinary tract.
