What does a urine test result of 10 white blood cells in pregnant women mean?

Generally, women need regular urine tests when they are pregnant. The white blood cell count in many pregnant women's urine tests shows 1. Many people don't understand what this means. In fact, if the white blood cell count in pregnant women's urine tests shows 1, it may be that the woman retains urine but not midstream urine, or she drinks less water, or it may be a bacterial infection. If it is an infection of 1, there is generally no need to worry. If you are really worried, you can check again at any time.

Reasons for high white blood cell count in urine test during pregnancy

1. Physiological leukocytosis:

(1) The white blood cell count of the fetus and newborn is usually between 10.0 and 20. Oxl0 superscript 9/L.

(2) When a pregnant woman is more than 5 months pregnant, the total white blood cell count can often reach 10.5x109/L or higher, and in the later stages it can reach 20.0x109/L. Delivery may cause the count to increase further due to labor pains and birth trauma, but if there are no complications, it will gradually return to normal about 2 weeks after delivery.

(3) Intense exercise and labor can increase the white blood cell count to 12.0 x 109/L or even above 20.0 x 109/L.

(4) In cases of extreme heat or cold, the total white blood cell count often increases transiently, but quickly returns to normal levels after rewarming.

2. Pathological leukocytosis:

(1) Diseases caused by certain bacterial infections, especially local inflammation and systemic infection caused by pyogenic cocci, such as abscess, purulent meningitis, pneumonia, appendicitis, otitis media, tonsillitis, empyema, pyelitis, salpingitis, cholecystitis and sepsis.

(2) Diseases caused by certain viral infections: Japanese encephalitis, infectious mononucleosis, measles, etc.

(3) Severe tissue damage or necrosis: such as after major surgery, burns, acute bleeding, severe trauma, vascular embolism, etc.

(4) Allergic reactions: such as transfusion reactions, drug allergies, acute allergic diseases, etc.

(5) Poisoning reactions: such as various drug poisoning, pesticide poisoning, heavy metal poisoning, diabetes

(6) Tumors and blood diseases: chronic myeloid leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, etc.

(7) The use of certain chemical drugs that increase white blood cells promotes an increase in white blood cells. This is often seen in patients whose white blood cell count decreases sharply during chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and who need to increase their white blood cells as quickly as possible for the next course of treatment.

Why is the white blood cell count high in pregnant women's urine test?

After pregnancy, the blood volume increases and the white blood cell count is slightly higher, which is normal. If there are no other abnormal symptoms, you do not need to take medicine and just need to do regular prenatal checkups and follow-up examinations. Usually pay attention to drink more water.