Female preemployment physical exam

When my wife left school at eighteen she went for and got a job with a government establishment.It was the late 1970s and as well as the usual written exam and interviews there was also a medical.

She told me that a woman from the personnel department took her to the "medical room" where she was greeted by a male doctor in his 50s.The doctor went over her health history before he checked her blood pressure, eyes,ears ,and mouth. He then asked her to undress down to her underwear where upon he took her weight and height before having her bend over to feel along her back.

She then was asked to sit on the exam couch whilst he first checked her feet and legs before listening to her heart and lungs.She then lay down to have her abdomen palpated which end in him feeling around her groin by putting his hand inside her underpants.The final part was a breast exam which my wife had never had.

Once the breast exam was over she was told to dress and the doctor rang for the personnel woman.

My girlfriend's best friend just started a new job. When she was hired, the HR manager told her that there are two health insurance plans to choose from. One was a basic plan, high deductible, not very good prescription coverage, and fairly expensive. The other one had a low copay, low deductible, excellent prescription and health care coverage, and cheaper than the other plan. The only catch was they required all plan participants to have an annual physical from their primary care doctor to maintain coverage. But the initial physical to be enrolled in the plan had to be performed by the occupational health clinic that the insurance company contracts with. So she ended up choosing the second plan, as most of the employees do, despite having to get the physical. So the HR manager told her that the clinic was a few miles away, and they had an opening that afternoon. She told my girlfriend all about it, so I will tell it as her best friend said it to her.

I had two hours to kill before the appointment, so I went browsing at the mall, and ate a light lunch. When I arrived, they gave me a book to fill out! About 20 minutes later I finished filling it all out, and gave it to the desk nurse. About half an hour later I was called back. The nurse had me provide a urine sample, which was sealed and signed and dated by me for the drug test. Then I was taken to an exam room, where she had me remove my blazer and high heels to be weighed and measured for my height. I was wearing my best suit for the final interview I had that morning. You know the one I mean, the dark grey rayon blend one with the fitted short length blazer, pencil skirt that's a couple inches above the knees, and fitted white silk short sleeve blouse. I complimented the outfit with a pair of shiny black pantyhose and dark grey strappy stilettos. She then had me sit on the exam table and took my vitals. She then said she will go get the doctor and be right back. I thought good, she didn't have me change into a gown, so it will probably be a quickie exam and I'll be out of here! If I only knew what was coming! The doctor came in with the nurse, and went over my medical history in detail, including my sex life! No kids, no husband, just my boyfriend and IUD! Then the exam began. No big deal at first, just eyes, ears, nose, and throat. Then he had me unbutton and untuck my blouse from my skirt, and he listened to my heart and lungs. He then told me to remove my blouse and bra for a breast exam! I thought oh boy, I don't like where this is going! I removed them and set them on the tray next to the table as I was still seated on the table. He examined my breasts sitting up, then had me lie back and pulled out the table extension for my legs. Then he reexamined my breasts lying down with my hands behind my head. Then he listened to my abdomen and gave me a thorough abdominal exam from my ribcage all the way down to my skirt, which sits low on my hips to begin with. He pushed the front of my skirt lower and felt to just above my pubic bone. Then he said I can sit up as he pushed the extension in. He said I could put my bra and blouse back on. As I was buttoning up my blouse, I thought I was done. Wrong! He took the chart he was filling out and showed it to me, saying that the physical includes a pelvic exam and pap smear, and a rectal exam! It said it right on the form he had to fill out for the insurance company! My heart sank, and I said can't I get this done by my doctor? He replied that this first physical has to be done by him, but for each annual exam after that my doctor can do it. He continued by saying that the insurance company sends me a form when my next exam is due, and I have to bring that form to my doctor, have all the exams requested on the form, and my doctor has to mail it to the insurance company. So then he says to undress from the waist down, and sit back up on the table. So I stand up, and he occupies himself on the laptop on the counter as the nurse readies the supplies for the exam. At least they didn't watch me as I lowered the side zip on my skirt and slipped it down my legs and off. I laid it across a nearby chair, hooked my thumbs into the waistband of my black satin mid thigh length half slip and slid that down and off and placed it on top of the skirt. As I rolled my pantyhose down my legs I looked to make sure that the doctor and nurse were still occupied, they at least looked like they were. I placed the pantyhose on the growing pile of clothes and took one last look to make sure they weren't looking before removing my panties and placing them on the clothes pile. If I had known that I'd be undressing for a complete physical exam in front of a doctor and nurse, I wouldn't have worn my rather sexy light beige satin and lace demi cup bra and thong panty set! As I sat back up on the table, the nurse hands me a paper drape for my legs. I'm glad that I shaved everything that morning, and had that Brazilian wax done a few days prior so I could wear my little bikini to the beach. The doctor comes over and pulls out the stirrups, tells me to lie back, and open my legs nice and wide. He has me scoot a little lower on the table, and snaps on a pair of latex gloves. He shines a light between my legs and begins to examine me. The external exam was first, then the nurse hands him a plastic speculum. He says relax, you might feel some pressure. Yeah right, relax with a strange doctor for a totally unexpected pelvic exam! He opens me up, takes a look and the pap smear, then closes and removes the speculum. He said that my IUD strings are still intact. He then says time for the bimanual exam as he stood up and lubed his index and middle fingers and pushes them in me as far as they can go! I gasped a little because he had large and long fingers. He pushes down hard on my lower abdomen and I said ow! He said sorry, but I have to push firmly to feel your ovaries. He removes his fingers, puts on a new glove, and as he lubes his index finger says now for a quick rectal exam. I told him I've never had a rectal exam before. He said the more I can relax, the less pressure I'll feel. Yeah right! He placed his finger on my anus, said relax and bear down like I'm trying to make a bowel movement, and slowly enters me with that long, thick finger! I gasped and lifted my hips a little and he stopped entering me and said bear down and relax, slow deep breaths. After giving me a few seconds to relax, he continued pushing the rest of his finger in me as far as he could go, did a 360 degree sweep of my insides, pushing around inside for what felt like at least 30 seconds, then he slowly removed his finger. He wiped his finger on some kind of card, the nurse dropped some kind of solution on it, and the doctor said that's good, no sign of any blood in your stool. Talk about embarrassed! I was told I could sit up, and he said I passed the physical pending the labs. He said I could get dressed, and to stop at the blood draw room before I leave for some vials to be drawn. The nurse hands me some baby wipes and they leave. I cleaned myself up and pulled on my panties, half slip and skirt, tucked my pantyhose in my purse, tucked in my blouse and put my blazer and heels on and almost ran out of that exam room! I had my blood drawn, and got the hell out of there! If I had known I would have had a pelvic and rectal exam as part of that physical, I don't know if I would have chosen that insurance plan!

My girlfriend's best friend is 32, very pretty with an awesome body, short reddish brown hair, soft brown eyes, and fair skin with just a small splash of freckles on her face. I would have loved to witness that exam! The best part is that same company is trying to recruit my girlfriend! They will have a new position opening up around early fall. They want to offer her a management position with a nice bump in salary from her current employer. She told them to let her know when that position opens up because she is definitely interested. And I know she will pick the good insurance plan, so I know she will have that same physical her best friend had! I will tell all about it after she gets the exam. The bummer part is I probably won't be able to go with her for this exam because it is an insurance physical at an occupational health clinic and not our doctor, but I will get every little detail for sure!

Hello, I saw your post about women receiving pelvic examinations in Chinese clinic. Your story is exciting. I am a Chinese. I know it is really the case in China when women receiving examinations. They usually examined in group and there is no privacy during the examination. Have you found the link to the blog? Can you share with me?

Several, most were pre-employment

One of my employers required it on a yearly basis, and because it was not held "in house", but at a local private hospital, the literally took you apart and put you back again.

The first and embarrassing employment medical was when I was 15. Me and 3 other girls got job experience with a large company.

We went along on the first day and after being shown around we were told that as part of the insurance policy we had to have a medical.

We were taken into the Doctors room and waited. She came in and she had a right temper tantrum, as it appeared that her nurse ha d not shown up today, she had a back log of work and no other female would help so she had no chaperon and we would all have it all done together or go home for the day - no choice there then.

We all said we would stay. She told us to take everything off but our panties and wait in the corner. I was really shy then thanks to piss taking from the other girls in my form and I hated being for publicly naked.

One by one she checked our height, weight, lungs and heart. We then had to lay on a table while she took our blood pressure and then felt our tummy before slipping her hand down our panties and pressing into our grion which I found humiliating in from of the other girls.

She was just about to do me when a guy walked straight in. He said that he had cut himself and the doctor checked his wound.

While this was happening, we had to stand topless in front of the stranger. When she checked it she bandaged his hand and sent him to hospital. She then examined me as though nothing out of the ordinary had happen. A totally humiliating experience

My first preemployment medical was at the age of 20. The nurse took my height and weight clothed, but with bare feet. Then, I was asked to remove all my clothes, lay down and cover up with a sheet. The doctor asked for the medical history, then proceeded to examine me head to toe. The sheet came down to my pubic hair, then he covered me up as he got the stirups in place, then the sheet was moved out of the way. There was no rectal exam.

I've only had two jobs in my life and both required physicals. Neither was as comprehensive as the ones I receive from my own physician but some brief attention to the vaginal-anal areas was paid. I was instructed to undress completely, gowned and told I could wear my shoes. The internal portion involved palpation only of my vagina and anus, no instruments used.

What kind of jobs made you have that kind of physical

I took a job working for a long term care facility and they required a physical. They had you do at this urgent care type walk-in clinic. I just expectes it to be a really simplwe there wasn't

a thought in my mind I would even have to take off my clothes. But I got there and they did the urine test and the vision test and then brought me to a room. But the place was set up like an ER so they rooms had Gurneys and then those sliding glass doors. Then that person left and then a nurse came in and she took my BP and did the TB test and listened to my lungs. And said okay and then started writing on some papers for a really long time and I figured it was over. But then she pulls out a gown and says take everything off, the doctor will be right in. And left real quick. And I was thinking did she mean everything? My socks and bra and underwear?And which way does the opening go? So I don't really know what to do. So I took off my clothes but left my underpants. And I put the gown on with the opening in the back. And the doctor comes in and says he's going to do a quick heads to toe. But the first thing he has me do is get off the table and bend down and touch my toes. Luckily I didn't take everything off because of course the whole gown came flying forward. And he says "oh your gown is on backwards". He asked me to walk back and forth and then back on the gurney and he said you can fix the gown now and have a seat and he pulls this curtain around and steps out so I can fix it. So then he checks my eyes and ears and throat. He checks reflexes and has me squeeze his hands. He feels around my neck. He listens with his stethoscope on the top part of my chest above my breasts, has me take a could deep breaths. Then he reaches inside the gown under my arms, has me lift up my arm feels around my breasts, not a deep palpation like a breast exam but more of a general feel then up under my arms and then repeats on the other side. Then he has me lay down and he feels around a little more, listens to my heart again. He moves down to my belly feels around there and listens. Then goes down to my feel has me wiggle my toes and he feels around my ankles and legs. And just when I think oh it's finally over he says "I need to quickly check between your legs now and he lifts up the waistband of my underwear kind of far and looks in. And that was that. Not sure what he was looking for or what but that was that.

There was a very interesting article floating around the internet the other day regarding the Nebraska State Police. It was about a doctor who was conducting the pre-employment physicals and to women he was giving a full pelvic and rectal exam. There is some sort of law suit pending now regarding this.

I had a pre employment physical at one of the hospitals I worked at. I was fresh out of college. It was in a tiny building behind the hospital. There was an old red headed lady in there. I signed in and she handed me a lot of papers to fill out front and back but only the areas that were highlighted in yellow. It was still a lot to fill out. They asked if I had a primary physician and name. When was my last physical and pelvic? Was I pregnant? Have I ever been pregnant? Do I have any of the following problems and this was a check yes or no. They were about female problems which I have never had. Then one sheet asked about breast check yes or no. Have I ever been told I might have cancer? Have I ever had a lump? Then eyes as in do I wear glasses? Then the rest of my body.

Have I ever broken any bones? Have I ever had surgery and list any and all. Then family medical history which was check yes or no. The forms went on and on. I was waiting for them to ask how much I had in my bank account. That was asked when I checked in with hospital security along with a bunch of other financial questions. Have I ever been convicted of anything etc. But back to this physical. After I filled all of that out she escorted me back to an exam room and handed me a gown and told me to completely undress. She left the room and was gone for a very long time. When she came back she had me touch my toes. She looked in my ears, nose and throat. Listened to my heart and lungs with the gown dropped while I was sitting on the table. Then she had be squeeze her fingers. Then she checked my reflexes. Had me push her hands while she was holding my feet. Then she had me stand up and she walked around me marking on the papers. Next we went into the bathroom and she watched while I peed in a cup. Then she said get dressed and she would be back in. I was expecting a pelvic until she said get dressed. The reason it took her so long to return the first time was because she had gotten in touch with my doctor and had her fax a copy of my files. Then she came back in and gave me a PPD and a slip to return in three days for her to read it. Then she told me to go to the building next door and see security. I had to fill out more papers. They finger printed me. Then informed me that I had a warning ticket on my car for being illegally parked. They then gave me a temporary pass for my car. (you didn't get a sticker until your drug test and finger prints etc. came back) The finger prints took three weeks to come back. I was clean on the drug test which I knew I would be. I have a feeling if I had not had a full physical by my regular doctor she would have done a lot more.

Tabitha, did the woman actually come into the bathroom with you and watch you give the sample or did she look the other way?

Annab Yes she did. That way they could make sure I did not have a bag of urine somewhere. Plus the water in the toilet was dark blue. She sort of watched until the flow started then she started with papers. When I was done she marked the temp and color of it. Then she screwed the top on and put a red tape seal on it and had me sign the tape and then place it in a box. Then sign the paper she had been filling out for the test.They did it that way to everyone. Some of us were talking about it at orientation. They had a woman doctor that was ripping off morphine and they caught her. Now from what I am told they take a hair sample. People would try to use products that would mask drug use.

There are, or should I say were, required physical examinations for female employees of our government and some of their contractors. My mother was employed out of college by an agency and hers was a comprehensive post interview examination before the actual hiring. What surprised her was that the exam stipulated a full gynecological profile even though she was a virgin. Well I suppose they needed confirmation of that fact.....why, I'll never know.

In the UK I dont think many occupations require a full medical examination. I do know that police officers are required to pass a full medical examination. As far as I've been told, no female officer has to undergo a pelvic exam. I may be wrong, but I don't even think female police officers have a breast exam. Certainly the ones I know said they had their breasts were exposed, but for auscultation and percussion of their chest and back. They had all the other tests, abdomen etc and they had to bend over for the doctor to inspect their spine and back. I think all the other basic tests like weight, hearing, eye sight etc is done by a nurse. Maybe there's some female british police officers who can confirm if I'm correct.

A nurse friend here in the UK told me that when she was a student nurse and living in-house at the hospital while she did her training a retired GP was in residence to look after the girl's day to day health needs. They could consult him as their GP and as part of the induction process each girl had to have a medical carried out by him. My friend received a note pushed under her door instructing her to report for her medical and to undress completely in her room and to wear a dressing gown for the walk to the doctor's room. When she arrived, the senior nurse the matron, was also present as a chaperone I guess. My friend was told to untie her belt and the doctor proceeded to carry out a full medical including a breast exam, and an internal examination. She was also asked by the matron if she was sexually active, but she wasn't at that point.

She told me that the other girls used to giggle about the doctor and try to guess how many girls had been on the end of his speculum...Nice work if you can get it...lol.

I've had several employment physicals throughout my career. They've increased in the required level of detail as I've climbed higher up the ladder of management into the C-level. This is because most companies take out life insurance policies on their senior management staff, with the company as the beneficiary of the policy.

My most recent employment exam was about three years ago. I had a taken an executive level management job with a new company. I had to drive to Boston for the exam at a cushy clinic where they specialize in executive physicals. I was treated extremely well during the two days that it took to complete everything. @Deviant1 went with me and was by my side for the entire time.

Day one started off with us meeting the “concierge” who would basically be escorting us around to the various sites within the clinic, which was part of a major hospital. She laid out the schedule for the following two days and brought us coffee and a very light breakfast. Then she started me on the prep for the colonoscopy that would be part of day two.

She took us to the office of my “lead physician” for the next two days. The doc was an internist with interest in women's health. We sat and talked with the doc for about an hour, going over my health history pretty much since I was a child. We talked about my family medical history, reviewed my medication list and prior tests, procedures and surgeries. Then the doc had the concierge take us into her personal exam room, which had an entrance from the doc's office. We were greeted by the doctor's nurse and the concierge left us. I had my blood drawn and then was sent behind a curtain to undress. I was given a robe to wear, opening in the front, along with a pair of slippers. The nurse directed me to a restroom which was attached to the exam room and gave me instructions on how to do a clean catch urine sample.

When I came back out from the restroom, the nurse did all of my vitals, including a waist measurement. Then she went to get the doc. The doc came in and did a VERY thorough physical exam, starting with the hair on my head and ending with checking my feet. Everything in between was examined, including my spine and all of my joints, HEENT, thyroid, heart, lungs, breasts, abdomen, pelvic with PAP and HPV and a bimanual exam. My robe was open for most of the exam, other than the pelvic and joint exams. She even checked me for femoral and inguinal hernias, while I stood up. That was a first for me and it would have been sexy under other circumstances. In fact, it has been sexy under other circumstances, but that is definitely a different story. 😉

When she was finished, the doc said that everything looked good so far, but we'd discuss my results at the end of the day tomorrow. She had the concierge come in and lead us to another exam room, where we stayed for a large part of the morning.

Next up was a full body skin exam with a dermatoscope by a male dermatologist. Let's just say that he checked everywhere, and I do mean everywhere. He left and the concierge escorted a male cardiologist into the room. He did a full cardiac exam on me, with my robe open the entire time, including checking my pulses pretty much everywhere a pulse could be found. Before he left, he reminded me that an ECG, echocardiogram and stress test were to come.

The next visitor was an ultrasound tech. She did ultrasounds of my thyroid, neck vessels, abdomen, legs, breasts and a transvaginal.

I got re-dressed after that and Dev and I were treated to lunch, although my lunch was very bland and light, due to the colonoscopy prep. The prep started kicking in after lunch and I spent more time than I care to remember in the restroom, which was private and quite nice, with an iPad for my use and bottled water in a plastic container with ice. They really did think of pretty much everything.

In between restroom visits, I had a chest xray, abdominal CT and xrays of my major joints and a mammogram. At least it saved me from having to have a mammo back home for that year. Dev was allowed to be in the rooms all of it, but he had to wear a lead vest and stay behind the screen where the tech was. I'm pretty sure he enjoyed watching the mammo, but you'd have to ask him. 😉

That was it for day 1. We headed to our hotel, which was thankfully only a very short ride from the exam center. I continued my colonoscopy prep and dealt with the results throughout the night. Dev enjoyed some pretty good looking room service, while I had broth, lemon Jello and Sprite. I got the short end of that stick, to be sure! Bedtime was very early, because I was pretty wiped out, but I was up and down all night running to the bathroom. Those of you who have had colonoscopies will understand.

Day 2 started off with a quick visit with the lead physician, just to more or less check in with her. The concierge took us to a cardiology lab, where I changed back into my robe and slippers, but was allowed to keep my panties on and was given a pair of shorts. Next up was the ECG, echo and stress test. A lot of people saw my boobs during all of that, I'll tell ya, but they were all women other than Dev. I wasn't thrilled by the stress test on the treadmill, because the girls move around a lot when unsupported and it wasn't comfortable. It must have been quite a sight, though!

Then we were taken by the concierge to the gastro suite. I met my gastroenterologist, a female who must have been about 80. She had me take the shorts and my panties off, and stayed in the room while I did so. She did a thorough exam of my alimentary canal from my mouth to my anus, including an abdominal ultrasound that she did herself. Then came the dreaded colonoscopy, done by the same doc, which I had sort of been avoiding back home. We were taken to the colonoscopy room and I was put on the table and an IV was started. They gave me happy drugs. which pretty much knocked me out. I drifted off to sleep on my side, with Dev holding my hand. When I woke up, I was on my back. They'd shifted my position, because the female colon takes more twists and turns than the male colon, mostly because of the internal female organs and smaller size of the female abdominal cavity.

After a little time in the recovery room, during which the concierge brought me light food and my beloved Diet Coke, I was allowed to get dressed.

The concierge took us back to the office of my lead doc. We went over all of my results. My cholesterol was a little high, so she sent a note to my then GP to consider changing my meds. I had arthritis in my knees, which I already knew. Proudly, my colon prep was declared to be very good. It better have been, after the torture that I endured by not eating anything real while watching Dev eat. But to his credit, he tried to not eat in front of me, I just wouldn't let him because it seemed silly.

And that was pretty much that. We were escorted to the parking garage and started the 3 hour drive back home. I won't tell you how much the entire two days cost my company. You wouldn't believe it if I did. Let's just say it was bigger than the GPD of some small countries and leave it at that.

Absolutely not. And if someone had tried it I would request in writing the medical rationale behind it. In my field, if I ask for it in writing, you would be well advised to think over what you asked for.

Absolutely not. And if someone had tried it I would request in writing the medical rationale behind it. In my field, if I ask for it in writing, you would be well advised to think over what you asked for.

The medical rationale was quite simple. My company was insuring my life for a few million dollars. The insurance company needed to be sure that I wasn't going to keel over and die and they'd have to make a massive pay out.

In my field, I control the finances of the lawyers and how much they get paid. 😉 Oh, and our recently hired Chief Legal Counsel had his exam at the same place a few months ago. He didn't bother asking for anything in writing.

@Deviant1 went with me and was by my side for the entire time.

That was one of the most interesting, intense experiences I've ever witnessed. And Julie is right - it lead to some amazing play scenarios.

Only medical exams after starting the job, I haven't had a pre employment medical. In my routine medical I have to pull my knickers down so the lady at the clinic can have a look.

Yes, which came as a surprise as I thought they would only do a very rudimentary physical exam basing their medical opinion on my medical records. Over here we do not normally have gowns so I was naked.

Yes, which came as a surprise as I thought they would only do a very rudimentary physical exam basing their medical opinion on my medical records. Over here we do not normally have gowns so I was naked.

I think of the dynamic of “If you want to be considered for this job, you have to be naked and seen by this person / these people.”

And then if your employer provides annual physicals like mine did, you would add “each year” to the end of that dynamic.