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==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
People of all age group including children can have hematuria. Certain factors | People of all age group, including children, can have hematuria. Certain factors increase the chance of hematuria: | ||
*Recent infection: | *Recent infection: Post-infectious [[glomerulonephritis]] | ||
*Exercise: Long distance runners are prone to exercise induced urinary bleeding. | *Exercise: Long distance runners are prone to exercise induced urinary bleeding. | ||
*Age: | *Age: Males older than 50 years have an enlarged prostate that can cause hematuria. | ||
*Sex: 50% of all women suffer from [[Urinary tract infection|urinary tract infection]] at least once in | *Sex: 50% of all women suffer from [[Urinary tract infection|urinary tract infection]]s at least once in their life time, which can also cause urinary bleeding. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Risk Factors
People of all age group, including children, can have hematuria. Certain factors increase the chance of hematuria:
- Recent infection: Post-infectious glomerulonephritis
- Exercise: Long distance runners are prone to exercise induced urinary bleeding.
- Age: Males older than 50 years have an enlarged prostate that can cause hematuria.
- Sex: 50% of all women suffer from urinary tract infections at least once in their life time, which can also cause urinary bleeding.