What is said before Breast Exam?

Ladies,what does your real Doctor say to you(to let you know what's coming) just before he lowers your gown for the breast exam at your Yearly Physical?Or does he say nothing at all?

"we're going to start with the breast examination. Go ahead and lower your gown to your waist...thats it, now sit up nice and straight...good"

During mine, I'm lying down and he says, "Lift your arms up over your head and I am going to lift up your gown so that I can examine your breasts, okay?"

Before mine the doctor tells me to lay back for the breast exam. Then she tells me to open my exam gown, and starts the exam.

"Please lower your gown so we can proceed with the breast exam. I'll start by palpating your right breast!"

Nothing! Usually we're talking about any old thing (a female nurse practitioner most often) and she just approaches, puts down her clip board and lowers the gown or 'vest' type drape and away she goes! Only then does she ask questions about tenderness and discharge, etc.

I get "I'll have you lay down for me so I can check your breasts"

Mine always says lets get this show on the road so you can get back to work like I know you love. Then she lowers the gown and goes from there.

Gf said that the doctor said for her to lower the gown to her lap I'm about to begin your breast exam

My wifes Dr. just said slide your gown off your shoulders and let it drop. Wonderful words!!

Nothing is really said. Asked to lie down, general exam of abdomen and listen to heart with stethoscope, then during general conversation one side is uncovered, then the other side, and the exam sort of just happens.

At the gynecologist after listening to my heart and while I'm sitting up he usually says "OK I'll do your breast exam now....go ahead and open the gown" and I do so. Sometimes he'll pull the vest open more if needed so he can visualize my breasts.

I have had only one breast exam, which was part of a minor university physical. I was in jeans and T-shirt. After asking questions about my periods, the doctor said " strip to your waist " then the doctor did the breast exam.

Really, some women prefer to see women doctors. My female doctor says she's checking for breast lumps.

My gf told me her Dr says "for your breast exam... You can uncover one and then the other or just take your gown down and have it rest on your lap." She said she "could tell he wanted me to drop it all the way and I think that's what we decided the first time I saw him so I just let it fall. I don't mind being topless for him and he takes a long look at them with my hands on my hips and leaning forward towards him before I put my arm behind my head and he starts feeling me up." "Besides he's gonna see all of me either way and it only gets more invasive from there so I'm not really worried about being topless for awhile, I'm more concerned with what is about to go IN me when he's finished with my boobs!"

If you are wondering why some of my answers are out there a bit, it is because I am a nurse and know my care team. We all know each other.

“Can you please pull down your gown? I need to do a breast exam. Are you conducting monthly self exams? And everything with that going ok.”

She then looks at them. For what I’m not sure. The awkward small talk starts when she’s actually hands on. Because there is nothing not fun about talking about your families summer vacation plans while a stranger is feeling you up.