Embarrassing body parts to examine besides genitals, rectum, or breast

If you had to select a body part to be examined by a real or play doc, what would be the most embarrassing body other than your genitals, rectum, or for females, breasts?

For me, I’d have to say it would be my underarms. Having a doctor examine my armpits would definitely be embarrassing. I’ve only had them examined once by a play doc and once by a real doctor. The play doc asked me to place my hands behind my head once while laying down and he glanced at them. For the real exam, I had an older male physician ask me to hold my arms out and at a 90 degree angle at the elbows. He took two tissues, one in each hand, and very lightly palpated my armpits. I don’t even think he could have felt my lymph nodes so perhaps he was just going through the motions….

I‘m interested in hearing what others would say…

Interesting that you said armpits. After a pretty bad car crash a few years ago, I visited a chiropractor & massage therapist. The therapist was working on my back muscle via armpit. It was fascinating - how the muscles interconnected. The sensation I felt in my fingers and my shoulder when she worked on my armpit was something else.

It’s not play doctor. So here’s my play doctor answer: belly button - in a play scenario of course (I don’t think my real doctor would care much about it lol.) Probing, pinching, pressing things into my belly button, filling the cavity with cold, rubbing alcohol, different scenarios.

Hmmm I would say nose or feet nose because they are sticking the otoscope in your nostrils and are so close and such and feet because I hate having my feet touched.

In a real exam, although it's a part of the exam I love, in a strange way I would say the abdominal part of the exam, particularly when the doctor makes it sound childish by talking about examining my tummy. When I'm lying on the exam table shirtless and in my boxer briefs and the doctor says "I'm just going to examine your tummy now" before doing a visual exam and lowering the waistband of my boxers slightly to expose the lower part of my abdomen. They then say "I'm going to have a feel of your tummy" going on to palpate all areas softly at first and going back to percuss, pushing and probling more deeply, asking me to breathe in and out while they do it. Then saying "I'm just going to have a listen to your tummy" and finally “I'm just going to listen to the pulse above your tummy button”. It does sound childish the doctor saying tummy and making me a little emabrassed as though I ws a little kid again being examined.

In a play exam, I'm another one for having my bellybutton examined, my partner pushing and probing the deep hole in my belly.

Feet. I went to my endocrinologist about six times before I took my shoes and socks off for her. She finally told me if I wasn't going to do it not to come back.

I feel more naked barefoot then I do with only shoes and socks on.

I wouldnt say embarassing but when strippeddown to underpants only and lying on the exam couch its the anticipation of th doctor feeling abdomen and wondering if he will gradually inch down underwear. If he does sometims its careful not to expose penis but this is emabarassing as it gets me excited and gives me an erection. This happened botn in real life and with playdoc. and finally will he touch my penis and make it grow even more? Anyone in uk want to test me out to see what happens?

As a child, it was my anus/rectum, penis and testicles that embarrassed me. As an adult, none of by body parts embarrass me during any medical procedure.

other than your genitals, rectum, or for females, breasts?

As a male with large, feminine breasts, should have included breasts for males as well, since having mine examined is embarrassing.

To me, embarrassing body parts to be examined are my mouth and nose cavities. I am worried if i have bad breath or something stuck between my teeth or booger in my nose cavity. If there is indeed something, I would definitely be embarrassed.

I agree with Katashi (post #9) about the nose and throat being potential sources of embarrassment during a physical exam, and for the reasons he gives. As well, when l was growing up, l was always self-conscious that the doctor looking back there and pressing my tongue down, would see that my tonsils had been taken out. I have always felt that the mouth is a very intimate place, being moist and fleshy and somehow private. (Nobody has answered my question from some time ago: why do we cover our mouths when we yawn?! Isn't this a tacit admission that our mouths are our own business?!)

- Ken

I was a little embarrassed when the doc asked me if I had started shaving yet when I started growing facial hair. It was also a little embarrassing when he commented that had I started to grow armpit hair.

I was a little embarrassed when the doc asked me if I had started shaving yet when I started growing facial hair. It was also a little embarrassing when he commented that had I started to grow armpit hair.

I found it similarly embarrassing when I was 13 when the doc was commenting on the amount of body hair I had. “You've started to develop pubic hair and hair under you arms, but no hair on your chest, tummy or face yet”.

Feet. I went to my endocrinologist about six times before I took my shoes and socks off for her. She finally told me if I wasn't going to do it not to come back.

Why would an endocrinologist need you barefoot without socks? Shoes I can understand if you have to lay down on a table or such. And if she had you undress, how did you get your pants off over your shoes? Didn't baggy trousers go out of fashion after the mid-1960s?

Listening to my heart or taking my blood pressure. I have mild to moderate high blood pressure, and severe white coat syndrome. A few years ago I switched to a new PCP and he encourages me to come in for annual physicals, which usually include genital and prostate exams (he was the first to ever give me a DRE). Every since my first physical with him, my white coat syndrome has gone through the roof. Now, I absolutely dread having my BP taken or anyone listening to my heartbeat at all because I know it's racing like crazy and is extremely embarrassing because there's nothing I can do about it.

I was a little embarrassed when the doc asked me if I had started shaving yet when I started growing facial hair. It was also a little embarrassing when he commented that had I started to grow armpit hair.

I‘ve had similar experiences, I also find it embarrassing when my doctor feels under my armpits, but most embarrassing was when he would feel my face for stubble or made a comment out loud about the development of my pubic hair.

I will agree with the others saying about armpits😁 for some reason, im shy to show them, even at the beach. Maybe because they are an erotic body part to me.

belly button - in a play scenario of course (I don’t think my real doctor would care much about it lol.) Probing, pinching, pressing things into my belly button

@pich a real doctor can actually examine your belly button, for a hernia! I would like to have mine examined😊