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Re: UTI

From: William D. McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 28 Jun 1999 20:37:30 -0500 (CDT)

At Mon, 28 Jun 1999, Jill wrote: >
>I just came back from my Dr's office. I have a few questions that I
>didn't ask him. I would appreciate the help. I went in with pain
>approx. by the ovaries and below them on the left side. I had no
>problem urinating but I had a slight amount of blood in my urine. I
>gave a urine sample and it came back with a high white count with a
>little blood in it. My dr checked me internally and said my ovaries
>were fine and then gave me a perscription for an antibiotic. He stated
>that he thought it was a bladder infection. He then mentioned that when
>the culture came back it should be positive. Can the white count mean
>something else? Can it mean anything like ovarian cancer.

White cells are one of the primary mechanisms for your bodies defense against infection. Finding them in your urine is a very powerful indicator of urinary tract infection. An elevated white count is not an indicator of ovarian cancer. 

--
William D. McIntosh, MD
Clarksville, TN


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