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I recently recalled a conversation with classmates when we were all around 11 or 12. This would have been early 90's in Canada. The whole class of 20 was there, sitting around under a tree after school. Somehow we got onto the topic of what our checkups were like. Many of us were on the cusp of puberty, and rumours like "M wants to kiss S", or "I heard L humped her pillow" were common. Naturally the discussion quickly focused in on the attention our doctors gave to our privates.

All 6 boys said that their doctor checked and felt their penis and balls. For some of us it was pants and underwear down, for others the doctor just stuck his hand down our waistband and rolled things around. A couple of the boys joked about being told to "turn your head and cough". I know that is about checking for hernias, but even as an adult decades later, I have not experienced that. There was a little discussion about circumcised vs not, then we moved on.

The girls on the other hand had much more diverse experiences. Several of the 14 girls said the doctor never checked their privates at all, and a couple more said they put on a gown and the doctor only looked quickly. The rest admitted that they had to take their underwear off and the doctor touched there. They all agreed that it was embarrassing. Then to our surprise, one girl said something like "What I really hate, is when the doctor sticks her finger in my bum" Most of the class reacted with variations on "OMG, she does what? I would die of embarrassment! Every-time?" One of the other girls quietly admitted "Me too", but didn't elaborate. Another blushed a lot but kept her mouth shut. I too had had this done to me once, but didn't really feel like sharing.

(I've read some old medical texts and it does seem legitimate, that some doctors were once taught to include rectal exams on kids routinely. However this was probably uncommon in the 1970's and very rare by the 90's. Maybe my classmates' doctors were very old and never got the memo to change their procedures. These days rectal exams are still done with specific symptoms, but are increasingly being replaced at all ages by less invasive tests like ultrasound or ct. For the record, I believe that doctors and especially pediatricians giving more respect for modesty and bodily autonomy to their patients is a good thing.)

Does anyone else remember discussing checkups with friends or classmates?

JakeNewYork

Two of my classmates once discussed in front of me how the local female doctor was gonna retract our foreskins at our 15 year old physical and they turned it into a detailed elaboration on how they were gonna give her a full demonstration of their penises' function if she touched them like that. I was too shy/aroused to join in the conversation back then but it definitely stuck in my memory.

I know uncut boys at my school's physicals had their foreskins retracted, so that definitely at least used to happen. But this remind me of a girl I knew in 6th grade, Tammy, who was obsessed with boys' physicals and had some really wild, elaborate, fantastical convictions about what happens to boys and their genitals at physicals - which had to have been the result of her brothers making up stories to fuck with her. I keep expecting to find her on Zity haha. Tammy - if you are reading this, message me!

DoctorMike

We had routine school medicals in the 1970’s, girls and boys were examined on different days, nobody ever really talked at length about it, certainly the girls didn’t, not with the boys at any rate.!!

It was all pretty routine stuff, eye chart test wit a nurse then you went one at a time to see the doc, who always seemed to be a stern middle aged female, she would have a quick listen to your chest and back then a hand down your shorts for a quick “rummage” of your cock and balls😬

sensei1980

I grew up in a small town so many of my friends went to the same pediatrician. There was always talk about getting naked and having your genitals examined. If someone went to a different pediatrician you would most likely compare notes about those things. Friends were always curious about how girls were examined so those of us with sisters were always asked a lot of questions. If a female friend went to the doctor I would always find a way to ask about her exam. The girls seemed equally curious about the guys exams.

ADPETXG77

I didn't want to talk about it, but a female classmate once asked me if i was not curcumcised. She was one of those student volunteers working at the school admin office for a semester, collecting the annual physical exam forms that students turned in ,and I think she was checking to see if it was properly signed. Problem was, my doctor wrote comments about my circumcision. She probably read it and found out about the circumcision status and told her friends about it. Not sure if she was properly disciplined.

MCurious

Due to my very early puberty, and checkups at my gp every 2 months, not only did I get a lot of attention over my development, but quite a lot of the boys were also very interested to hear what the gp did to me.. Several, who had older brothers, would make comments that my exams were similar or even more detailed than their brothers 😳.

I also remember a couple of friends who had older sisters who they obviously told about me, Those girls were also very interested in me - both the details of my exams, but also seeing my body as well.. Unfortunately, they would only give me brief details of their exams and only brief glimpses of them.

MedExams

How early was very early.

I don’t remember any real discussions of exams. Just typical joking about the hernia exam and penis exam

Redtail

As a youth, I don't ever remember discussing my physicals with classmates. As an adult, especially a senior it happens more often. Once you start talking about medical stuff, people chime in with their similar experiences. Get a lot of good info to ask the doctor that way.

injectiongiver2000

I only ever discussed getting jabs with some of my classmates. There was one boy in particular who went to the same GP surgery as me and saw me coming out of my flu jab crying and squealing once… he’d never stop going on about it, but I was just as quick to wind him up

MCurious

How early was very early.

@MedExams Assuming that question was related to my post, very early was age 7, when i was found to already be well into puberty. I've posted the details elsewhere, but was found to be large & very erect in showers after a swimming lesson & referred to my gp. Ended up having exams every 2 months until i was 18..