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What Causes High WBCs In Urine Test During Pregnancy?

Hi I m 33 weeks pregnant I have had 2 urine samples sent to the hospital one at 28 weeks and one at 31 weeks both samples have come back that I have a higher than normal red and white blood cell count my doctor wants me to have sti swabs as a precaution wich I know 1 million percent are going to come back clear she didn t really cover what else could be wrong and just said we would look at that if it s still the same after pregnancy I ve been looking on the internet for possible causes and have really worried myself please can you tell me what the causes could be?
Fri, 17 Oct 2014
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HIGH WBC WITH SOME RBC IN URINE SUGGESTS URINARY TRACT INFECTION OR STONE..

GET YOUR SONOFRAPHY AND URINE CULTURE DONE..THE CAUSE WILL BE FOUND OUT..

DONT IGNORE THESE BACAUSE UTI MAY LEAD TO PRETERM LABOUR..
THANKS
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What Causes High WBCs In Urine Test During Pregnancy?

HIGH WBC WITH SOME RBC IN URINE SUGGESTS URINARY TRACT INFECTION OR STONE.. GET YOUR SONOFRAPHY AND URINE CULTURE DONE..THE CAUSE WILL BE FOUND OUT.. DONT IGNORE THESE BACAUSE UTI MAY LEAD TO PRETERM LABOUR.. THANKS