Why it matters
Hematuria has many causes: infections, stones, prostate enlargement, vigorous exercise, medications — and, less commonly, cancers of the bladder or kidney. The common causes are common; the serious ones are exactly why the symptom should never be waved off, even if it happened once and stopped.
The evaluation
A hematuria workup at UACC is efficient and mostly office-based:
- Urine testing and culture through our on-site, federally certified lab
- Imaging of the kidneys and urinary tract, coordinated promptly
- Office cystoscopy — a brief, well-tolerated look inside the bladder — when indicated
What happens next
Most evaluations end with reassurance and a clear explanation. When something does need treatment — a stone, an infection, or something more serious — you are already in the hands of the team that treats it, without a referral to anywhere else.