The men were urinating incorrectly!

A leading urologist has revealed that men are urinating in a way that could be harmful. The doctor stated that men should sit down to urinate because it is better for their health, according to the Daily Mail.

Dr. Gerald Collins, a urologist at Alexandra Hospital in Cheshire, northwest England, made this shocking statement following the publication of a study on men's urination habits on May 27.

Data analytics company YouGov surveyed more than 7,000 men from 13 countries worldwide and found that the majority of men urinate while standing.

It turns out the best way for men to urinate isn't the way most people think!

The results showed that 40% of German men always sit down when urinating. This was followed by Australian men with 25%, Americans with 10%, and Britons with 9%... The lowest percentage was in Singapore with only 5% choosing to sit.

Dr. Collins insists the Germans did the right thing.

He stated that while standing to urinate is more convenient than sitting, it is far more inconvenient. However, this does not mean that standing to urinate is good for your health.

Why is it better to urinate while sitting than standing?

Dr. Collins advises men to adopt this less common method, as it is the "most effective way" to urinate. A 2014 study by the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands concluded that sitting to urinate may be better because it allows for faster bladder emptying.

This urologist explained that sitting ensures the muscles in the pelvis and spine are completely relaxed, making it easier to completely empty the bladder, according to the Daily Mail.

Standing can prevent urine from completely emptying from the bladder.

Standing activates these muscles, causing tension that can prevent urine from completely emptying from the bladder.

Dr. Collins added that sitting while urinating is particularly beneficial for older men because of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), which is very common in older adults.

Up to 80% of men aged 80 and older suffer from this condition, where the prostate gland and surrounding tissues enlarge, obstructing the urethra and making urination more difficult.

And if the bladder isn't properly emptied, men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) may develop bladder stones, urinary tract infections, and kidney infections, so they should sit to urinate.

However, a YouGov survey revealed that older men often object to sitting down to urinate, possibly due to the notion that standing to urinate is more masculine.

Even on social media, some people angrily called it "propaganda aimed at demeaning masculinity."

However, others on Twitter urged men to give it a try.

In Germany, many public restrooms have signs encouraging men to urinate while seated – often for hygiene reasons, according to the Daily Mail.

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