Waking up regularly at night to go to the toilet is called nocturia – and it can have a variety of causes.
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Understanding which changes are normal and when to seek help is important. Here’s what you need to know.
A shower, a swim, a warm bath: there are a number of common pee triggers. So how much of our need to pee comes down to psychology?
The recent survey confirmed what many people think – men prefer to stand when peeing. But is that the best way?
No, you’re not imagining it. You can pee more in winter. Mostly, there’s nothing to worry about. But it could be a sign of hypothermia.
Doing a ‘just in case’ wee too often, making a lifetime habit of it, can kick off a vicious cycle. You can end up training your bladder to ‘think’ it needs to go when it’s only slightly full.
Men spend, on average, around 60 seconds in a toilet, while women spend 90. This is for many reasons, including biology. This leads to a bottleneck that keeps women waiting around to use the loo.
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Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University
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Research Assistant, Swinburne University of Technology
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University
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Professor, University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery. President Urological Society Australia and New Zealand, The University of Melbourne
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Urology Research Registrar, Western Health, Melbourne Health
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