Editing Urination (section)

===Sitting, standing, or squatting===
Techniques and body postures while urinating vary across cultures. Different anatomical conditions in men and women may presume different postures, yet these are largely shaped by cultural norms, types of clothing, and the sanitary facilities available. While sitting toilets are the most common form in Western countries, squat toilets are common in [[Asia]], [[Africa]], and the [[Arab world]]. Urinals for men are widespread worldwide, although [[women's urinal]]s are available in some countries, recently becoming more common in Western countries. With the spread of pants among women, a standing posture became impractical, but in some regions where women wear traditional skirts or robes, an upright posture is common.<ref>B. Möllring (2003): [https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-udk/files/8/moellring_bettina.pdf Toiletten und Urinale für Frauen und Männer: die Gestaltung von Sanitärobjekten und ihre Verwendung in öffentlichen und privaten Bereichen.] Publication of the [[Berlin University of the Arts]] (German)</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Gershenson |first1=Olga |last2=Penner |first2=Barbara |title=Ladies and Gents: Public Toilets and Gender |date=2009 |publisher=Temple University Press |isbn=978-1-59213-940-8 }}{{pn|date=July 2024}}</ref>

Some squat as it is the natural posture in which the body aligns the bladder properly and gravity helps to completely empty the bladder which prevents various complications like UTI,<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to Prevent a UTI Naturally |url=https://www.pelvicexercises.com.au/how-to-prevent-a-uti-naturally/?srsltid=AfmBOopLq0pTrbOv_wWdJKBAF9ndmSoEDoY5VS2Dyrt83VuPD-ciTT55}}</ref> which is gender neutral. 

====Males====
{{See also|Seated urination}}
[[File:Peeing .jpg|thumb|upright|A man uses a [[urinal]], voiding urine in a standing position.]]
Cultures around the world differ regarding socially accepted voiding positions and preferences: in the Middle East and Asia, the [[squatting position]] was more prevalent, while in the Western world the standing and sitting positions were more common.<ref name="2014review">{{cite journal |last1=de Jong |first1=Y. |last2=Pinckaers |first2=J.H.F.M. |last3=ten Brinck |first3=R.M. |last4=Lycklama à Nijeholt |first4=A.A.B. |title=Invloed van mictiehouding op urodynamische parameters bij mannen: een literatuuronderzoek |trans-title=Influence of voiding posture on urodynamic parameters in men: a literature review |language=nl |journal=Tijdschrift voor Urologie |date=February 2014 |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=36–42 |doi=10.1007/s13629-014-0008-5 }}</ref> For practising [[Muslim]] men, the genital [[modesty]] of squatting is also associated with proper [[cleanliness]] requirements or [[awrah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suhaibwebb.com/ummah/men/standing-and-urinating-in-islam|title=Standing up and urinating in Islam|author=Mustafa Umar|publisher=Iman Suhaib Webb (USA)|access-date=11 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530003904/http://www.suhaibwebb.com/ummah/men/standing-and-urinating-in-islam/|archive-date=30 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In Western culture, the [[Standard anatomical position|standing position]] is regarded as the more efficient or masculine option for healthy males.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Phelps |first=Charlotte |last2=Moro |first2=Christian |date=2023-06-16 |title=Does it matter if you sit or stand to pee? And what about peeing in the shower? |url=https://theconversation.com/does-it-matter-if-you-sit-or-stand-to-pee-and-what-about-peeing-in-the-shower-206869 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=The Conversation |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-27 |title=Guys Who Sit Down to Pee: Why? |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/men-who-sit-down-to-pee/ |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=VICE |language=en-US}}</ref> In restrooms without urinals, and sometimes at home, men may be urged to use the sitting position as to diminish spattering of urine.<ref name="2014review" />

Elderly males with [[prostate gland]] enlargement may benefit from sitting down to urinate, with the seated voiding position found superior as compared with standing in elderly males with [[benign prostate hyperplasia]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite journal|last1=de Jong|first1=Y|last2=Pinckaers|first2=JH|last3=Ten Brinck|first3=RM|last4=Lycklama À Nijeholt|first4=AA|last5=Dekkers|first5=OM|title=Urinating Standing versus Sitting: Position Is of Influence in Men with Prostate Enlargement. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.|journal=PLOS ONE|date=2014| volume=9|issue=7|pages=e101320|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0101320|pmid=25051345|pmc=4106761|bibcode=2014PLoSO...9j1320D|doi-access=free}}</ref>

====Females====
In Western culture, females usually sit or squat for urination, depending on what type of toilet they use; a [[squat toilet]] is used for urination in a squatting position. Women averting contact with a [[toilet seat]] may employ a partial [[Squatting position#Female urination position|squatting position]] (or "hovering"), similar to using a [[female urinal]]. However, this may not completely void the [[bladder]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Kidney-infection/Pages/Prevention.aspx |title=Preventing kidney infection |date=11 December 2012 |website=nhs.uk |publisher=[[National Health Service]] |access-date=22 September 2014}}</ref>

Females may also urinate while standing, and while clothed.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://restrooms.org/standing.html |title=A Woman's Guide on How to Pee Standing |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030604104917/http://restrooms.org/standing.html |archive-date = 4 June 2003}}</ref> It is common for women in various regions of Africa to use this position when they urinate,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Cote-d-Ivoire/South/Abidjan/blog-234347.html |title=Courtesy Laughs in the Ivory Coast |publisher=Travelblog.org |access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.experienceproject.com/mobile/stories/Pee/528391?aok=t | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729185754/http://www.experienceproject.com/mobile/stories/Pee/528391?aok=t |title=Women Standing and Men Squatting to Pee – A Personal Story (Mobile Version) |publisher=Experienceproject.com |archive-date=29 July 2013}}</ref> as do women in [[Laos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/blog-27609.html |title=Road to Hanoi |publisher=Travelblog.org |date=16 November 2005 |access-date=10 February 2013}}</ref> [[Herodotus]] described a similar custom in [[ancient Egypt]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/arts/10conn.html|title=Herodotus – The Histories – Connections|newspaper=The New York Times|date=10 December 2007|access-date=23 January 2010 | first=Edward | last=Rothstein}}</ref> An alternative method for women voiding while standing is to use a [[female urination device]] to assist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc2news.com/news/local/story/Women-Can-Go-Like-Men-Now/W7k5svWHyUixK3RabtrJBg.cspx |title=Women Can 'Go' Like Men Now! |access-date=11 October 2009 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091011031817/http://www.abc2news.com/news/local/story/Women-Can-Go-Like-Men-Now/W7k5svWHyUixK3RabtrJBg.cspx |archive-date=11 October 2009 }}, ABC 2 News, Maryland, 3 September 2009</ref>