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What Causes Hematuria Post A Prostate Gland Test?

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Posted on Fri, 4 Mar 2016
Question: i had a prostate exam 2 days ago and this morning i started peeing blood this morning and the dr. looked inside my bladder and said he couldnt see were the blood was coming from and will need too schedule surgery for this week coming up is it coincidental that this should happen so soon after a routine check up im 57 yrs old i went to him for frequent urination he did perscribe ciprofloxacin for my prostate could he have maby broke a blood vessel in my prostate gland while checking it he seamed a littel rough on it
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Answered by Dr. Kathy Robinson (46 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Bleeding not likely from the exam

Detailed Answer:

Hello and thank you for your question to HCM.

I am sorry that the exam was rough and occasionally you can have some blood in the urine from a prostate exam if it is infected.

However, if the doctor looked into your bladder and could see where the blood was coming from then it was not coming from the prostate but was coming from inside the bladder.

This is concerning for bladder cancer and is why your doctor wants to schedule a surgery right away. If it had been from the prostate then the doctor would have been able to tell that when he looked into your bladder.

Let me know if there's any thing further that i can help you with.

I wish you the best,
Dr. Robinson
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What Causes Hematuria Post A Prostate Gland Test?

Brief Answer: Bleeding not likely from the exam Detailed Answer: Hello and thank you for your question to HCM. I am sorry that the exam was rough and occasionally you can have some blood in the urine from a prostate exam if it is infected. However, if the doctor looked into your bladder and could see where the blood was coming from then it was not coming from the prostate but was coming from inside the bladder. This is concerning for bladder cancer and is why your doctor wants to schedule a surgery right away. If it had been from the prostate then the doctor would have been able to tell that when he looked into your bladder. Let me know if there's any thing further that i can help you with. I wish you the best, Dr. Robinson