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Urinary Symptoms After an Injury

An injury to the genital area can cause severe pain. Usually the pain subsides over the course of a few minutes to an hour. Severe pain does not always mean that your injury is severe. After an injury to the genital area, it is important that you watch for urinary problems.

Other injuries that can cause problems with the urinary tract include:

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A blow to your back.
A penetrating injury (trauma) or a pelvic fracture.
Sexual abuse.
Placing an object in the urethra.

You may feel uneasy if your health professional brings up the issue of sexual abuse. Health professionals have a professional duty and legal obligation to evaluate the possibility of abuse. It is important to consider this possibility, especially if there were no witnesses to an injury.

By	Healthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer	H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine
Last Revised	April 12, 2011

WebMD Medical Reference from Healthwise

Last Updated: April 12, 2011

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