Cystourethrogram: What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- Having barium (from a previous barium enema test), gas, or stool in the bowel.
- Being unable to urinate on command because of embarrassment at having to urinate in front of other people.
- Pain caused by having the catheter into the urethra. This may also cause problems with your urinary stream. You may have a muscle spasm or not be able to fully relax the muscles that control your bladder.
A cystourethrogram is not usually done during pregnancy because the X-rays could harm an unborn baby.
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| Last updated: | July 17, 2006 |
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| Author: | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC |
| Reviewed By: | Martin Gabica, MD - Family Medicine, Avery L. Seifert, MD - Urology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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