is urine sterile??

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is urine sterile??

it just keep on bugging up in my mind whenever i pee...

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It should be, unless you have some type of infection. Also once it navigates the urethra it may pick up bacteria or upon exiting the body.

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is urine sterile??

it just keep on bugging up in my mind whenever i pee...

It is, unless you have an infection. In which case, it is not.

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yes, the only time urine is contaminated is if you have an infection. Think about it everytime you go to the doc's u pee in a sterile cup.

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ohhh so it is sterile!!!

so its not that grose....

thanks guys!!!

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how could urine be sterile when it is a waste product???

pls enlighten me!!!

thanks!!!

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Alexis,

Urine is created by filtration of sterile blood through the kidneys. So, the substances within the blood that is filtered would also be sterile. So, unless there's an infection in the bladder that contaminates the urine as it passes through, urine should be considered sterile.

Someone correct me if I'm off base here.

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Alexis,

Urine is created by filtration of sterile blood through the kidneys. So, the substances within the blood that is filtered would also be sterile. So, unless there's an infection in the bladder that contaminates the urine as it passes through, urine should be considered sterile.

Someone correct me if I'm off base here.

ohhh... so thats it!!!!

thanks a lot!!!!!!

its something that ill be reminded of when i pee... hihihhihihi

but honestly, thanks for the info!!!! thanks alot!!!

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Yes, it is sterile in the bladder, barring infection. Our bladders are a sterile environment. When the urine comes out it probably isn't sterile anymore because of bacteria at the entrance to the urethra and on our skin, thats why you have to use that cloth at the Dr.'s office to get a "clean catch" specimen. It is probably still not sterile, to be sterile is a complete absence of pathogens and it only takes one to defeat that!:lol2:

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...to be sterile is a complete absence of pathogens ...

Since this is a student forum and since I'm a stickler regarding terminology, I'd like to point out that sterility is the absence of any living organism not just pathogens.

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Since this is a student forum and since I'm a stickler regarding terminology I'd like to point out that sterility is the absence of [u']any[/u] living organism not just pathogens.

You are correct, I didn't go broadly enough with that point, did I !?:lol2:

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It is sterile till it passes through the meatus(sp?)

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