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- Title
Female voiding postures and their effects on micturition.
- Authors
Kai-Ning Yang; Shu-Chen Chen; Shu-Yueh Chen; Chao-Hsiang Chang; Hsi-Chin Wu; Eric Chieh-Lung Chou
- Abstract
Introduction and hypothesis: This study investigated the effect of sitting and non-sitting postures on uroflowmetric parameters and postvoid residual urine (PVR) and women's preferred voiding posture. Methods: Female university students ( N = 45) voided on a modified sitting-type toilet in three postures: sitting, semi-squatting, and crouching over. Data on uroflowmetric measures were collected using a weight transducer urodynamic device and PVR was estimated by transabdominal ultrasound. Results: Voiding in the three postures did not differ in terms of PVR and five of six uroflowmetric outcomes. However, 'delay time to void' was significantly longer while semi-squatting than while sitting and crouching over. Furthermore, 51.1% of women had bell-shaped urinary flow curves while sitting, whereas only 22.2% and 17.8% did while semi-squatting and crouching over, respectively. Most women (88.9%) preferred a non-sitting posture when using a public sitting-type toilet. Conclusions: Women's preferred non-sitting void posture on public sitting-type toilet should be a concern.
- Subjects
URINATION; URINATION disorders; TRANSDUCERS; URODYNAMICS; URINARY organs; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
International Urogynecology Journal, 2010, Vol 21, Issue 11, p1371
- ISSN
0937-3462
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00192-010-1204-3