Lift penis for testicular exam?

Why would a dr do that? Afraid to touch your penis...

Perhaps they are afraid they might get sued for inappropriate touching or something like that. They probably don't want to be accused of anything even remotely indecent.

An ultrasound tech once asked me to lift up my penis and hold.

It wasn’t an issue for me as a kid but as an adult I have either been asked to pin it to my abdomen or the doctor did it themselves. When they held it in place they typically announced they were going to move my penis out of the way. They only did it for the scrotum and testicles part of the exam though. I keep an eye on myself now so no more hands on unless medically necessary.

As a young adult, I found it confusing to find a doctor’s touch, no matter their sex, to feel good. I was raised to believe you only touched your penis to wash, dry, and urinate. I know better now.😉

I leave the job to the doctor. He seems to do a quick visual inspection and doesn't hold it up for the hernia exam,.

My pediatrician used to start lifting or keeping the penis on my belly with his left hand and doing the examination with the other, then with both hands letting the penis dangle a bit during the palpation. He generally did that with me lying on my back with legs moderately flexed and rotated outward. This prvided a slight rising position of my pelvis aiding the keeping in place of the penis during the procedure and good expostion of perineum, testicles and anus.

You can lift the penis however the most important examination are the secretum . You take one at a time between your thumb and forefinger and appling some pressure move them around feeling for any hard round nodules. Men should be doing this test in the shower at least once a week.

Wasn't a testicular exam as such, it was a prostate exam, the Dr was a very attractive woman, she had me undo my trousers, lie on the bench and she pushed her gloved lubed finger into me and felt around. She then had me stand, she then pulled my cock up with one hand and felt all around my balls, not sure what that had to do with my prostate but I sure liked it !

For one exam when I was 18, the doctor told me to lift my penis up while she examined my testicles.

At my last dermatologist skin check my doctor asked me to lift my penis out of the way. I felt a little put out to be honest

Mine examines my penis first and most times, I am erect by the end so it just goes out of the way by itself. If not, he will place it out of the way at the end of the penis exam before he moves to my testicles.

Only experience close to OP’s question was with a former dermatologist. Sitting on his stool, in front of me, he would tell me to lower my shorts. Then, he would put me through a routine of “lift the penis,” “lift the scrotum,” “hold everything to the left,” “hold everything to the right.” Of course, there was always a female nurse(?) standing behind me, looking at my lily white ass, and overhearing everything, as I manipulated my boy bits for the doctor.

Of course, there was always a female nurse(?) standing behind me, looking at my lily white ass, and overhearing everything, as I manipulated my boy bits for the doctor.

Did they make you wash your hands after it was done, either the little sink on the counter or somewhere else

In the extremely rare case I am not fully erect the doctor will move it to examine the testicles which is always more than a second. Done while laying on back, standing and now usually laying on back again with legs in stirrups.

@JTMac, no they did not. And, to be honest, in the “stress” of the moment, for want of a better description, washing my hands did not cross my mind.

No, i never did it for a testicular exam.

My real doc just examined penis then moved on to testicles, leaving my penis hang down.

In play exams I have had the patient hold it when doing the exam standing but when they are lying down I just move it to the side.

I've never had my doctor ask me to hold my penis, though it's on the smaller side, so not too much in the way. He does everything without gloves (except the rectal exam), usually while standing. I'm usually able to make it through the exam without getting fully hard, but not always.

I let the doctor do it. I figure he knows what he needs to see so let him do it.

During the examination I leave anything to the doctor. Only if I am instructed to do anything I would.

Given that my testicles are examined while I lay down on the exam table my penis is easily moved out of the way. Usually the penis is examined first, the doctor lays it down in a way so it points upwards. Giving him full access to my testicles.

I get examined standing. Usually, the doctor does it, but a few times they have asked me to hold it. Usually they palpate the shaft, retract the foreskin and check the meatus, so it is easier for them to do it. As with anything else, it is practicers preference.

I leave it up to the doctor. They usually just work around it but if I’m laying down I’ve had them move it out of the way.