<a href="http://www.southcountyurological.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/392373_268417476599562_758327877_n.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-184" src="http://www.southcountyurological.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/392373_268417476599562_758327877_n.jpg" alt="392373_268417476599562_758327877_n" width="272" height="185" /></a>An analysis of health data of approximately 5,900 individuals found that women with a history of kidney stones were 1.8 times more likely to develop  chronic kidney disease (CKD) and three times more likely to need dialysis than women who do not have a history of stones. Although men were also included in the study, researchers found no significant association between kidney stones and CKD. The study was published online in <em>The Journal of Urology</em>. It used datea from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

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