Frequent Urination in Women

There are two main reasons why you need to urinate frequently -- either your kidneys are making a lot of urine and your bladder fills up quickly, or you might have an urge to go to the bathroom often even though there is only a small amount in your bladder.

Do you have to urinate often but when you go, only a little comes out? Yes, I urinate only a little each time. No, I urinate a lot each time.

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Date Last Modified: 9/10/2008 Source: from Harvard Health Decision Guides, Harvard Health Publications, Copyright © 2007 by President and Fellows of Harvard College. All rights reserved. Used with permission of StayWell.

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