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01-08-2014 | Clinical Opinion

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

Authors: Ajay Rane, Jay Iyer

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 8/2014

Abstract

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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Title: Posture and micturition: does it really matter how a woman sits on the toilet?
Authors: Ajay Rane
Jay Iyer
Publication date: 01-08-2014
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 8/2014
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-013-2284-7

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