Okay....
Not medical man but some experience....
Dipsticks...
Combur 9 made by Roche.
Blood in urine.
Could be from after sex.
After exercise.
False trace after eatiing beetroot.
Could be kidney stone.
Simple X ray of kidneys and lower abdomen will show some stones.
Ultra sound will show some stones.
CT scan will show some stones.
CT scan with dye will show 'all' stones.
All non invasive.
If stones in kidney - lithotripsy..day procedure-mostly painless.
If stone in ureter then maybe day procedure, full anaesthetic and remove.
Send for analysis.
Usually calcium.
Diet..avoid Oxylates.
Could be Prostate.
Blood test for PSA.
Nocturnal pissing habits.
Rectal examination.
Is there blood in semen?
Not necessary to drop everything and find out just now.
Could be bladder problem.
Bladder examination is like stone removal.
Day procedure.
Think it is a cystoscopy.
The blood is more worrying that it is worth but must be checked.
Also - some people have haematura as normal course of life.
Quote from letter....
40% of people have asymptomatic microscopic haematuria with no underlying cause.
So get it checked but do not worry otherwise the blood pressure will be your next problem.
Also, do not forget that if you have had clear samples before and now you have blood trace which indicates a real problem, you have probably caught the real problem in time for something to be done to cure it. I know the worry about cancer!
I hope that any person with more medical experience that reads what I have written will feel completely free to correct what I have written. I only use my own experieince and that of my friends when I write this. So I apologise now for any errors in what I write in something which is not my speciality.
Please take me back to the wine cellar and the cigar room.