Most of my experiences have been where I was told to undress to my underwear by the nurse and they would proceed to get me a gown. But a couple experiences with putting the gown on backwards ( ties in the front ) or struggling to tie the knots behind my back made me just skip it.The doctor is going to look at everything so why wear a gown.
I had an appointment for my hand recently. I checked in at the front desk and waited to be called. An assistant brought he back to the X-Ray rooms and handed me off to a guy who acted like he did not want to be there and I was bothering him. He had me sit next to the table and took about four xrays. Then back to the waiting room I went. I was called again by the assistant who walked me to an examination room and instructed me to remove my shirt and put on a gown, tied in the back. Waited about three minutes, a knock on the door by he doctor, he instructed me to follow him into the next room. I figured there was maybe equipment or something in the other room he needed for my exam? Nope. It was almost identical to the room I was already in. He spent about forty five seconds with me, never touched me and told me I could to back to the other room to get dressed.Not only an odd appointment, but a very odd use of a cloth gown, for no reason?
I always start my female patients with a gown but when the breast exam starts most times I remove it. it a short gown anyway does not hide much.
I've always been given pretty clear instructions with regards to what to wear of not wear for anything medical and given a gown if one is to be worn along with instructions as to what to wear under it, if anything. Never really been left to decide for myself.
For a derm, I've been told to strip to underwear and sit on the chair. I didn't realize feet were important so I left my socks on and she had fun making small talk with me while I took them off. Even more fun was I was standing there, she reached in, pulled the waistband of my boxers forward and took a peek. Fun but don't know what she could have seen since I was natural at the time. My derms since then have used a gown and done piece at a time.I was being consulted for a cosmetic procedure, so I stripped to the waist adn then still had a gown. when I was done the nurse offered to leave, I asked "why, its just me putting a shirt back on" and she mentioend she knows its silly but they have to do that as a standard practice for patient modesty.My experiences so far.
My doctor often tells me that I can leave my shirt on when I get undressed for my physical, but I always strip down to just my boxers and socks
Generally if I'm asked to strip down to underwear beneath a gown I assume that to mean just bra and panties but it does vary depending on what sort of examination or treatment I'm going to be having done. A smear test for example I tend to wear just my bra and a pair of nude hold up stockings under the gown as I accidentally kept them on once and the nurse was absolutely fine with me doing that so I've done it ever since as it means just wearing a wrap around dress and slipping it and my panties and shoes off and putting the gown on for that sort of exam, so a lot less hassle getting undressed and dressed again.