How thoroughly does the doctor examine your penis during a physical exam?

we don't get a routine annual examination in England, mores the pity

I didn't realize that you were from Europe. I also spent all my childhood years there and can only vaguely remember one occasion when the doctor pulled on the waistband to peek inside, not to mention examining my genitalia.

Things were quite different in the US. When I came here, our gp did a full exam, which included not only examining my genitalia but also retracting the prepuce, something none of the European doctors had ever done. Then, a few days later, the prepuce was circumcised.

Has anyone noticed a major difference between the thoroughness of a male doctor vs. a female doctor when performing an external genitalia exam?

A terribly long time ago, when I was about 15, I though my penis was a bit wrong. Turned out that it was perfectly normal. But I did think at the time the doctor took a very long time examining it.

I had a flexible cystoscopy a while ago. Actually I've had several but one sticks in my memory. It was performed by a female doctor. I remember vividly how she retracted the foreskin and cleaned under the head with a swab. Excruciating!

I had a flexible cystoscopy a while ago. Actually I've had several but one sticks in my memory. It was performed by a female doctor. I remember vividly how she retracted the foreskin and cleaned under the head with a swab. Excruciating!

Were you in stirrups for your cystoscopy?

Apparently “guidance” has changed and the rectal and genital exam has not occurred in the past couple of years. At least that what I was told for the past two exams. The next annual exam is in November so I’ll see if anything changed, but I doubt it. When exams were done, I would be naked in front of the doctor as he felt my penis from the base to the top and open the end. I only started to get hard once.

You’d think it would be the most important part of the exam!

Apparently “guidance” has changed and the rectal and genital exam has not occurred in the past couple of years. At least that what I was told for the past two exams. The next annual exam is in November so I’ll see if anything changed, but I doubt it. When exams were done, I would be naked in front of the doctor as he felt my penis from the base to the top and open the end. I only started to get hard once.

I have been seeing the same urologist for a number of years now, and every time I go for an examination, he always does a DRE in addition to a PSA. The PSA is often done a week or two before my visit, so the results are in before he does the DRE.