Kidney Stones (Women)
Relief you can trust. Care designed for women.
Sharp back pain. Nausea. Urgency. If you’ve ever passed a kidney stone, you know it’s not something you forget. What many women don’t realize is that kidney stones can affect them too and that their causes, symptoms, and risks can look a little different from men’s.
Understanding Kidney Stones in Women
Kidney stones form when minerals and salts crystallize inside the kidneys. For women, risk can increase during certain life stages or medical conditions like dehydration, hormonal changes, urinary tract infections, or pregnancy.
Common symptoms include:
- Sharp or cramping pain in the side, back, or lower abdomen
- Pain that radiates to the groin or lower belly
- Nausea, vomiting, or chills
- Blood in the urine
- Frequent or painful urination
Because women are also more prone to urinary infections, stones are sometimes misdiagnosed or overlooked, making expert evaluation essential.
Fast, Effective Treatment Options
At Urology Alliance, your comfort and safety come first. Our goal is to relieve pain quickly, remove stones safely, and help prevent them from coming back.
We offer:
- Comprehensive evaluation: Imaging (CT, ultrasound, or X-ray) to pinpoint the stone’s size, type, and location.
- Medical management: Pain control, hydration therapy, and medications that help stones pass naturally when possible.
- Minimally invasive procedures:
- Ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy — tiny scope, no incision, rapid recovery.
- Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) — sound waves that break stones into pieces small enough to pass naturally.
- Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) — a minimally invasive surgical approach for larger stones.
- Stone analysis and prevention: After removal, we analyze the stone’s composition to guide future prevention and reduce recurrence.
Prevention Designed for Women
Because women’s kidney stones can be linked to urinary tract infections, diet, or hormone shifts, prevention takes a tailored approach. Your Urology Alliance physician will design a plan that may include:
- Increased hydration and dietary guidance
- Calcium and oxalate management
- UTI prevention strategies
- Metabolic testing to identify underlying imbalances
- Ongoing monitoring to keep your kidneys healthy long term
Our specialists take time to educate and empower so you understand why stones form and how to prevent them for good.
Why Women Choose Urology Alliance
- Specialized expertise: Our physicians treat thousands of kidney stone cases every year including complex or recurrent stones in women.
- Rapid relief: We prioritize fast diagnosis and treatment to end pain and prevent complications.
- Comprehensive prevention: Beyond treatment, we focus on keeping stones from coming back through metabolic testing and education.
- National collaboration, local care: With practices across the country, you receive advanced, consistent care wherever you are, with the personal touch of your local team.
Relief starts here
You don’t have to suffer through another kidney stone or live in fear of one returning. The specialists at Urology Alliance are here to help you find answers, get relief, and protect your kidney health for years to come.
