Hematuria is blood in your urine. There are two types of hematuria: blood you can see (gross hematuria) and blood that is not visible in the urine but is detectable in a urine sample (microscopic hematuria).
Hematuria: What You Should Know
- Anyone at any age — including children — can experience blood in their urine.
- Blood in your urine does not typically cause any other symptoms or discomfort. In some cases, you may experience painful blood clots in your urine.
- Hematuria is diagnosed through urinalysis, a urine sample test.
Once your doctor diagnoses hematuria, the most important step is determining what is causing it.
What Causes Hematuria?
Hematuria can be caused by a urinary tract infection, trauma, a virus or vigorous exercise. Blood in your urine may also signal one of these more serious conditions:
- Bladder cancer
- Hemophilia
- Kidney cancer
- Kidney disease
- Urothelial cancer
Meet our hematuria providers
Rush Excellence in Hematuria Care
- Team approach: Our primary care physicians and urologists work closely with other specialists at Rush. This allows your care team to personalize your treatment based on the cause of your hematuria.
- Convenient care: You have access to primary care doctors and urologists in locations convenient to you in Chicago, Oak Park, Oak Brook, Glenview, Skokie, Aurora/Fox Valley, Kankakee and Moris.
- Experienced specialists: Our urologists have years of clinical experience that helps them accurately identify the cause of your hematuria and develop an appropriate treatment plan if needed.