During your pelvic exam, if your gown shifts and exposes a breast do you cover up?

So this question is assuming pelvic comes after breast exam.

Ladies, if during your pelvic exam, your gown shifts and exposes a breast, do you make an effort to cover back up or just let it fly?

Realistically, in most gown situations, the physician has you put it on so it opens in the back (I'm not actually sure why this is? And I find it a lot more uncomfortable than the reverse) so there's not a whole lot of risk for exposure.

That said, I have zero hang up or issue to "just let them fly". Doesn't make me uncomfortable in the slightest.

Realistically, in most gown situations, the physician has you put it on so it opens in the back (I'm not actually sure why this is? And I find it a lot more uncomfortable than the reverse) so there's not a whole lot of risk for exposure.

@tmitrue in the lithotomy position and with the opening in the back, the gown functions as a drape. If the opening was in the front the gown would fall to the sides. The doctor has the choice, some semblance of modesty for the patient or put all the goods on display. 😎

@tmitrue in the lithotomy position and with the opening in the back, the gown functions as a drape. If the opening was in the front the gown would fall to the sides. The doctor has the choice, some semblance of modesty for the patient or put all the goods on display. 😎

Should that not be the patient's choice?

Should that not be the patient's choice?

@Nagus

Usually the patient is instructed how to put the gown on. At my dermatologist they always instruct me to put the gown on with the opening in the back. One time I was not paying attention and put the gown on with the opening in the front. The dermatologist came in, saw I had the gown on wrong and asked me to switch it. She left the room while I did. I pay better attention to the instructions now.

I always would instinctively cover as I am inherently modest.