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  2. Lower urinary tract symptoms - Wikipedia

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    Urinary retention [10] Overflow incontinence (occurs in chronic retention) [10] Episodes of near retention [10] As the symptoms are common and non-specific, LUTS is not necessarily a reason to suspect prostate cancer. [7] Large studies of patients have also failed to show any correlation between lower urinary tract symptoms and a specific ...

  3. Urinary tract infection - Wikipedia

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    Lower urinary tract infections may involve the bladder (cystitis) or urethra while upper urinary tract infections affect the kidney (pyelonephritis). [10] Symptoms from a lower urinary tract infection include suprapubic pain, painful urination , frequency and urgency of urination despite having an empty bladder. [1]

  4. Dysuria - Wikipedia

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    Urinary tract infections are more common in females than in males due to anatomical differences between them. Females have a comparatively shorter and straight urethra, whereas males have a longer and curved urethra. In females, bacteria can reach the bladder more easily, as they have less distance to travel. Most urinary tract infections are ...

  5. 14 Things That Might Be Causing Pain in Your Lower Left Abdomen

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    Similarly, urinary tract infections can also cause pain in this region, says Sherry Ross, M.D., women’s sexual health expert, author of she-ology and the she-quel. Other conditions

  6. Atrophic vaginitis - Wikipedia

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    The former terms do not describe the negative effects on the lower urinary tract which can be the most troubling symptoms of menopause for women. [3] Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) was determined to be more accurate than vulvovaginal atrophy by two professional societies.

  7. Urinary retention - Wikipedia

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    Urinary retention is a disorder treated in a hospital, and the quicker one seeks treatment, the fewer the complications. [citation needed] In the longer term, obstruction of the urinary tract may cause: [citation needed] Bladder stones; Atrophy of the detrusor muscle (atonic bladder is an extreme form) Hydronephrosis (congestion of the kidneys)

  8. Urethral syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Urethral syndrome is defined as symptoms suggestive of a lower urinary tract infection but in the absence of significant bacteriuria with a conventional pathogen. [1] It is a diagnosis of exclusion in patients with dysuria and frequency without demonstrable infection. [2] In women, vaginitis should also be ruled out. [3]

  9. Urethral diverticulum - Wikipedia

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    It is estimated to be present in as low as 0.02% of all women and as high as 6% of all women, and 40% of women with lower urinary tract symptoms. [1] [2] Most symptomatic urethral diverticula are present in women from 30 to 60 years old. [3] 84% of periurethral masses are due to urethral diverticula. [1]