Position for male rectal examinations in UK

It seems the position for male rectal exams differ between US and UK. In the UK I've found it to be lying down in the Sims position. Lie on left side, left leg slightly bent, right leg fully bent, roll slightly over to the front so bum is in the air.

I had need to have such an exam recently. Having had them before I found it easy to adopt the position. Drop my jeans and underpants slide onto the couch and adopt the position. I was tempted to help the process but pulling up my right buttock with my right hand, but I thought I'd better not. The doctor was female and I was conscious that if she wanted she could see my genitals.

I don't know if Simms position versus standing bent over the table has to do with the country one is in or just convenience of the moment. I've done literally thousands of rectal and prostate exams in my professional life and have used both positions. For a really good feel of the prostate there's no better position than bent over the table. You can insert your finger a bit further and feel both lobes of the prostate, it's median furrow, and proximal and distal margins better, at least in my experience. Left lateral just wasn't quite as good.

US here. I've had multiple prostate exams.

Usually standing and bending over the exam table.

But once the doctor had me naked on exam table, pull my legs up to my chest and place my feet on the table just below my buttocks, then let my knees fall apart. I think it's called "frog leg" position. I found it very humiliating because there was a young chaperone observing. The doctor, a male, left me in that position for about 2 minutes fully exposed.

US. I’ve mostly had the bend over the table approach. At last month’s urology visit she had me in the sims position.

Just had one today side lying, but usually standing bent over.

My rectal exams have always been with me on my side with my legs folded. The exam always carried out by a male Doctor.

Did very little for me, sexually.

Maybe if my prostate had been felt for longer, it might have been different.

Always bent over table and then in stirrups for a longer exam