Editing Urination (section)

====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>