Lift and listen technique

When listening to a woman's heart, if her breasts are B cup or larger, it is usually necessary to lift her left breast to get up under it with the stethoscope for a good listen at the apex of her heart where the mitral valve is best heard and overall heart sounds are loudest. Women, how does your doctor do it? Does he lift your breast himself? Ask you to lift your breast? Have you stretch your left arm over the top of your head, which raises your breast?

Generally it depends on how pert the breasts are, some women can have a large cup size but still be pert so there is no need to lift the breast to listen.

Mostly, I'd say yes.

A girl that I have the pleasure of regularly examining has G cup breasts, and it's necessary to lift her left breast to listen to her apex.

I also find it's good to have the patient in a variety of positions, such as standing, laying flat, sitting upright etc... as it allows better access to some areas.

My ex's cousin wears a G cup bra she sad her doc always had her raise her left breast and lay on her back also she said the doctor or p.a. would listen to the side of her chest

I have been known to lift the breast with the edge of the steth and sometimes ask the paitent to lie down and lift their arm