Posture and micturition: does it really matter how a woman sits on the toilet?

The position that we adopt to evacuate “waste matters” may potentially have an impact on the efficiency with which these are expelled. Proponents of squatting have eloquently described associated “health benefits” and have hinted that nonsquatters may be prone to urological, gynecological, and color...

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Published inInternational Urogynecology Journal Vol. 25; no. 8; pp. 1015 - 1021
Main Authors Rane, Ajay, Iyer, Jay
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Springer London 01.08.2014
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Abdomen - physiology
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical Opinion
Female
Gynecology
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Posture - physiology
Pressure
Urination - physiology
Urine
Urodynamics - physiology
Urology
Toileting
Micturition
Squatting
Posture
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Summary:The position that we adopt to evacuate “waste matters” may potentially have an impact on the efficiency with which these are expelled. Proponents of squatting have eloquently described associated “health benefits” and have hinted that nonsquatters may be prone to urological, gynecological, and colorectal disorders. In this original piece of research, the effects of posture on micturition have been studied in various positions with interesting results.
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ISSN:0937-3462
1433-3023
DOI:10.1007/s00192-013-2284-7