Have you ever been teased or made fun of before, during, or after an exam, just for having one?

Have any of your friends or family ever made fun of you BEFORE a physical exam because they knew what was in store for you?

Have any of them ever made fun of you DURING an exam that they either observed, or while you were all experiencing it together?

Have any of them ever made fun of you AFTER an exam, knowing full well what you probably experienced?

Did you guys ever discuss it openly? What did they say?

A lot of joking about prostate exams.

My step sister used to tease me before and after medical exams because her mom would see my “Willy” because my step mother told her exactly what happened during one of my exams. It was embarrassing in the car on the way and coming home.

Yes! This happened a lot with friends and classmates at school anytime there was mention of a doctor’s appointment or physical.

When I was 8 I had some puppy fat. At the doctors after getting weighed he told my mother I was a little overweight and discussed with her how much I needed to lose.

When we got home my big brother teased me about it, lifting my t-shirt and wobbling my fat belly saying "the doc thinks you're a fatty Scott!".

This is very vague in my head, but I seem to recall this:

We went to a doctor, she was not the usual one and I don't recall for what. She prescribed suppositories. I made a visible face and fussed a bit. When we got out mom half made fun of me half told me off for this.

I had such a misfortune. I was called to our school nurse’s office in the middle of the lesson for a check up by a local paediatrician. I was surprised that it was just me and no one else. That’s because I was absent from school a week before when all others were examined. The nurse took me to the office where I saw 3 other younger boys were already present. They had been done by the time I was brought in and they were waiting for the nurse to take them back to their classroom. So they were already dressed up waiting and watching with interest what would happen to me. I was told to undress to my undies. At the end of the exam the female paediatrician unceremoniously pulled my undies down to the knees for genital exam. And then turned me around to look at my butt. I noticed the younger boys were looking at me with ear to ear smile. They were 7-8 and I was 12. I was feeling embarrassed. Later when I saw them and they saw me in the school corridors, they smiled each time showing me how they thought it was a fun to see an older boy with underpants down.

@Kulemh wouldn't you have had the same reaction if the tables were turned?

Nothing unrelenting, but sure, little teasing jokes from dad and brothers. And of course all the jokes from guys at school before sports physicals.

@John_Sitter , I would have enjoyed the situation, but probably wouldn’t show it openly.

Some minor jokes here and there about having to show my penis and stuff. I remember having an erection one time and the doctor saying “it looks like it works” or something along those lines and my parents chuckling at that.

Usually little comments during the exam like that is what I recall. The only time I can think of off hand that happened after was my mom making a comment about how me and my brother got pubes around the same time. Something like “I don’t know if you’re a late bloomer or you’re an early one” referring to my younger brother with her second comment. So not really made fun of but sort of teased I guess.

Oh and not really around the doctor visit specifically, my mom did make a comment at one point about my dick not being big using how often she’d seen it - among other contexts - at the doctors office. That’s probably the most made fun of I felt out of the examples I gave.

Some minor jokes here and there about having to show my penis and stuff. I remember having an erection one time and the doctor saying “it looks like it works” or something along those lines and my parents chuckling at that.

So you got examined in front of BOTH parents that time?

So you got examined in front of BOTH parents that time?

Yeah, usually it was just one or the other (typically my mom) but there were a couple visits when both of my parents came.

Yeah, usually it was just one or the other (typically my mom) but there were a couple visits when both of my parents came.

Unless you're extremely free spirited and open minded about your body, I can't even imagine how awkward and intimidating that must've been to have them both there. My own parents were uptight prudes, so if I ended up naked and erect in front of both of them and the doctor too, all I'd want to do is find the nearest crack in the floor and crawl into it and hide.

The weird thing is how their prudery didn't extend to the invasive and degrading physical punishments that they administered to me whenever I misbehaved. Me being unnecessarily exposed was totally OK then. Funny how that works.

As I mentioned in another comment, my mom always took my younger brother and me to the doctor's office together to save time and money. Especially when we came to the US the first time, She was always present, and the doctor usually had an assistant.

There were always little jokes from the doctor, especially since I am circumcised and he is not. I already mentioned some in the previous message, but they were usually the innocent ice-breaker type, Some like "lady has well-endowed children" "How polite your brother is, he greeted me (erection)" "You have to hurry up, your brother is winning the race."

Already at home, mom only informed dad and no comments were made, only small jokes related to the medical appointment.

There were always little jokes from the doctor, especially since I am circumcised and he is not. I already mentioned some in the previous message, but they were usually the innocent ice-breaker type, Some like "lady has well-endowed children" "How polite your brother is, he greeted me (erection)" "You have to hurry up, your brother is winning the race."

The sad part is that in today's current social and legal climate, even a harmless joke Iike that would have the parents and the medical board screaming to have that doctor's head mounted on a pole. Crisis counselors would be brought in for the young patients. Media vultures would be busy dissecting every aspect of that doctor's career and personal life.

We've become a society of professional victims who see the boogeyman lurking around every dark corner.

We've become a society of professional victims who see the boogeyman lurking around every dark corner.

And not always the bogeyman. Often enough they see metaphorical Vegas jackpots raining down winnings from court awarded damages.

The sad part is that in today's current social and legal climate, even a harmless joke Iike that would have the parents and the medical board screaming to have that doctor's head mounted on a pole. Crisis counselors would be brought in for the young patients. Media vultures would be busy dissecting every aspect of that doctor's career and personal life.

We've become a society of professional victims who see the boogeyman lurking around every dark corner.

You're absolutely right, and I'm experiencing this with my children. That closeness and trust with the doctor can no longer exist. Doctors are colder in their actions; they only ask key questions and conduct quick checks. Most doctors now just pull or lower the pants a little, half check and that's it. Unless you tell him about a discomfort

My adoptive mother bullied me many times before and after during visits to different doctors. He threatened to destroy my clothes during the examination, ask for vaccinations in my butt and possible medications as suppositories

Unless you're extremely free spirited and open minded about your body, I can't even imagine how awkward and intimidating that must've been to have them both there. My own parents were uptight prudes, so if I ended up naked and erect in front of both of them and the doctor too, all I'd want to do is find the nearest crack in the floor and crawl into it and hide.

I wouldn’t say I was or am extremely free spirited, but when I was younger I wasn’t as concerned. The older I got the more embarrassing it got. Honestly though, the more embarrassing it got the more exciting it was to me. I guess two sides of the same coin.

And my parents could be a little prudish too depending on the context. But when it came to doctors visits it was just do what they said. It’s okay because they’re a doctor.

I’m always sympathetic when I hear that someone has a serious medical issue that requires an exam. I don’t consider an MRI or a biopsy to be humorous. A used rectal thermometer being used orally might be hilarious however.

I've never spoken about it openly. I've never made fun of anyone going to have an exam. They're taking their health seriously, and it's none of my business. I think the best practice is not to comment on someone else's body.

Not really, we made jokes about going to have your balls felt at school if someone said they had to go to the doctor for a sports physical, but it wasn't anything planned or kept up on.

My sister and female classmates have made jokes about the doctor squeezing my balls and making me cough. I would make jokes about the doctor playing with their boobs and having a finger in their snatch.

For anyone who hasn't seen my previous posts, I had exams relating to delayed puberty for a period of just over a year during my teens. They were regular monthly checks and I was naked throughout the fairly brief duration. I've also stated before that perhaps more than the mechanics of the actual exam what I hated most was people knowing about it because that would usually provoke some kind of teasing,

Whether it was well intentioned light-hearted comments from parents and other adults in an attempt to show sympathy or to lighten the mood, or more pointed comments, taunting, mockery etc from friends and frenemies alike.