Is it okay for a man to sit down with urinate?

So yes, it is perfectly fine to sit, if for no other reason than one is less likely to cause a mess.

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Q: Should men sit down when they pee? What if they are visiting someone else's home?

A man's decision to urinate standing up or sitting down would be made based on how he was brought up, his culture and his personal preference. There are no hard and fast etiquette rules on the subject. However, as a wife and a mother of a 13-year-old boy, I have a strong bias toward men sitting down while in the loo, particularly when he is in someone else's home. While most men swear they have "great aim" into the toilet bowl and never make a mess, studies have shown the contrary. Putting the seat up doesn't count either, especially if he forgets to put it down. Then there is the noise that comes from the waterfall plunge. If you're a guest in someone's home and the bathroom is located near the dinner table, I would advise against making a big splash when everyone can hear you. Instead, be quiet in the bathroom and take a seat.

— Aimee Symington, etiquette expert, facilitator and speaker

Males generally like being able to pee standing up.

In fact, many come to see urologists when they no longer can pee standing because they have lost the force of stream necessary. In a private residence at a friend's house, any male should be considerate if he sprays a bit and contaminates the toilet seat. So yes, it is perfectly fine to sit, if for no other reason than one is less likely to cause a mess. I have seen many older male patients being dragged into my office by their ears by their wives, the principal complaint being, "My husband is messing up the bathroom with this spraying of urine." In those situations — frequently due to myopia or a tremor — I suggest the gentleman sit. As urologists will tell anyone: Be courteous, aim well, flush and put the toilet seat down.

— Dr. Gregory Bales, professor of urology at University of Chicago Medicine

Social Graces is a series asking two experts for advice on awkward situations.

Andreea Ciulac is a freelancer.

Is it better for your prostate to sit when you pee?

Sitting to urinate is associated with an improved urodynamic profile in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and other prostate problems, a recent study published in PLOS ONE has found.

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the Renal and Urology News take:

Sitting to urinate is associated with an improved urodynamic profile in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and other prostate problems, a recent study published in PLOS ONE has found. Ype de Jong, MD, PhD, and fellow urologists at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands conducted a meta-analysis to better understand the effects of voiding posture on urodynamic parameters such as being able to urinate faster and with greater force, and leaving behind less urine in their bladders. They looked at a total of 11 studies gathered from 2,352 publications across 14 medical databases, looking for studies that compared urodynamic parameters in standing against those that included sitting. “We found that in patients with LUTS, the sitting position is associated with a trend towards a more favorable urodynamic profile,” the authors wrote. “When men with LUTS sat down to urinate, they did so faster, longer, at a greater pressure, and released more urine than men with LUTS who stood.” The authors stated that a possible reason for this is that when patients are sitting, pelvic and hip muscles were more relaxed, and contraction of the pelvic floor musculature inhibits urinary muscle activity.